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TIL humans are actually more skilled at identifying caricatures of people than photographs of them.

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p8V8b TIL Ireland was as neutral as Switzerland during World War II
KYd49 TIL that the bottom 50% of Americans have only grown their wealth by 65% in the past 30 years, whereas the 51st to 90th percentile grew by 137% and the top 10% grew by 240%.
Pr5n TIL: The UN Security Council in New York displays a copy of one of the first recorded peace treaties, the Egyptian-Hittite Treaty
KoMR TIL there are North Korean labor camps in Siberia, under an agreement between NK and a company run by British businessmen. The camps are tiny ‘home away from home’ villages complete with propaganda.
l70w1 TIL strength training increases bone density in postmenopausal women; Bone loss is significantly accelerated with the loss of estrogen after menopause in elderly women