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TIL a study published British Journal of Psychology concluded that those with higher intelligence don’t require large social circles to be happy

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v1gk7 TIL that there are only 4 passports whose holders can enter the world's largest economies [i.e. USA, EU, China, India] without a visa: Japan, Singapore, Brunei, and San Marino
R50Z1 TIL that English speakers proposed abbreviating Coordinated Universal Time as CUT. French speakers proposed abbreviating it as TUC (for "temps universel coordonné"). Neither side got what they wanted, as the official abbreviation is "UTC".
VB7BG TIL that Mammoth Cave was used as the site of an experimental hospital to treat tuberculosis. 16 patients lived in darkness in buildings constructed underground. 5 patients died and the experiment was ended within 5 months.
rYj1 TIL It is impossible to pass gas silently if you remove the hair around your anus.
609m TIL that the Soviet Union refused to host the 1980 Paralympics, stating that none of their citizens had disabilities.