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TIL about the "information-to-action ratio," a postulate that explains how access to more information actually hinders our ability to prioritize information we can act upon.

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kjJd TIL that Princeton researchers successfully turned a live cat into a functioning telephone in 1929
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jbjn TIL the man who discovered the wreckage of the Titanic, Robert Ballard, got funding for his expedition by agreeing to help the US Navy find a couple of sunken nuclear submarines first
bwkQ TIL Mitchel Johnson and Andrew Golden spent less than a decade in prison after murdering four students and a teacher. Despite both men seeking out guns soon after being released, their current whereabouts and identities are unknown.