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TIL out of the 1000 oldest companies in the world, more than half of them come from Japan.

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Wogd TIL a study by Princeton sociologists on discrimination in university admissions concluded that on SATs, blacks had an advantage of +230 points, Hispanics +185, and athletes +200. Asians had a -50 handicap. To have the same odds of admission as a black student who scored 1110, Asians need a 1550.
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KYOQa TIL the founder of Safeway supermarkets was a preacher who felt that credit purchases were evil, and named his cash-only stores to promote the “safe way to shop”.
69wgX TIL that after Rome declared war on Carthage (3rd Punic War), the Carthaginians attempted to appease them and sent an embassy to negotiate. Rome demanded that they hand over all weaponry; which they did. Then, the Romans attacked anyway.
epe5D Today I learned that beekeeping suits are white because bees have seemingly evolved an aggressive defensive response towards dark figures approaching their nest which white suits helps to counteract