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TIL Iceland’s earliest settlers were probably Irish monks.

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dJor TIL Eating from larger plates can trick your brain into thinking that you’re eating less than those who eat from smaller plates, when you’re actually eating more. This is called the Delboeuf illusion.
Jg54 TIL that at 2:58 in the Hey Jude, you can hear ‘fucking hell’ as Paul McCartney screws up on the piano. The band thought it was funny enough to leave in.
dDLM9 TIL In Scandinavian countries, it's common for parents to let their babies nap outside in freezing temperatures, believing that fresh air helps keep them healthier and sleep longer—because as they say, "A little fresh air never hurt". They tend to sleep longer outdoors than indoors.
MeW77 TIL A man writing a book about an attack on the WTC was inside the Marriot hotel next door when the hotel collapsed on 9/11. He was saved by firefighters and evacuated off a metal beam from the 2nd floor after the hotel fell
RaP4 TIL Americans throw away “enough aluminum to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet every three months