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TIL Pigs are smarter than dolphins

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PYOQe TIL that people with unaided hearing loss earn on average $20,000 less per year than those who use implants or hearing aids.
69GBY TIL There are more possible chess game combinations than atoms in the observable universe.
E1KQw TIL that in 1910 spectroscopic analysis of volatile gases in the tail of Halley's Comet caused panicked buying of gas masks and quack "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas" by the public.
DQGED TIL That NYC was the first national capital of the United States from 1785-1790 before Philadelphia.
aZy0 TIL that 17th century Europeans used to glue patches to their faces (velvet for the rich, mouse skin for the poor) in order to conceal blemishes or make a fashion statement