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TIL of a research which states that speed-watching of online materials positively impacts the comprehension of those materials.

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LkldZ TIL the English word weird originally meant 'having the power to control fate', which is why Shakespeare named his witches in Macbeth The Weird Sisters. Later depictions of them dressed in odd and strange ways led to the current definition of the word.
ANdrx TIL that the majority of tested green books from the 19th century were laced with Arsenic based substances. A "Poison Book Project" was started to log books that contain these covers.
x6xNg TIL a cancer diagnosis increases the likelihood of a person committing crime by 14%
oBBgL TIL: Return of a soldier from World War I (1914-18). Veterans Day is on Nov 11th - this novel depicts about the mental trauma experienced by soldiers in World War I. How a carefree young man become a soldier was burdened by his traumatic experiences.
8DNX TIL if the EU was a country, it would be the wealthiest in the world with a GDP PPP of $19.973 trillion