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TIL that how much time you take before responding in a conversation actually varies by culture

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gMLvD TIL There is now technology built into some guns in America that allow a gun’s owner to control the safety-catch using their smartphone or tablet.
PYo6g TIL Dark chocolate contains more iron per ounce than beef sirloin.
neL8B TIL about Antinatalism a philosophy that argues that life is so painful that humans should not reproduce.
0woGv TIL Queen Victoria's first language was German, and she required two tutors to somehow reduce her German accent in English. Her children all spoke German too and they switched between English and German within the family.
1vQr TIL that when asked about his political view Robert Downey Jr. said “you can’t go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary and come out a liberal.”