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TIL The Goldilocks Principle allowing Earth to sustain life because of its position in the solar system, and the slightest change would be detrimental to its survival.

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yQxk8 TIL that Jim Coleman, a sportswriter made up the 'curse of Muldoon' to meet an editorial deadline. The curse supposedly prevented the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League from finishing in first place from 1938 to 1967.
v1XBD TIL Antibacterial soap is no better than regular soap at preventing sickness, and children who use it regularly are more likely to develop peanut allergies and hay fever.
b9op TIL “Backpfeifengesicht” is a German term for a face that badly needs a punch
W7oPB TIL a US law firm set up honeypots on torrent-sharing site The Pirate Bay and then sued people who downloaded their torrents. The matter reached the FBI and the pirate site accepted to collaborate with the feds resulting in the crooked lawyers getting jail time.
D1VY TIL that the number of seconds a four year old is able to resist eating a marshmallow is a reliable predictor of their later academic and job performance. Those who resist the longest tend to have the highest GPAs and SAT scores, get into the best colleges, and have the best job outlooks.