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TIL Shops often play music with a slower tempo to encourage customers to move more slowly through the store, thus spending more time looking at products and increasing the likelihood of making a purchase.

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wL157 TIL that Jim Simons is the most successful hedge-fund manager in the history of modern finance averaging 66% annual returns (39% after fees). Also learned he is a very giving philanthropist contributing to education, technology research, and autism research.
Qe6d TIL a Kentucky sheriff deputy had 2 sons die in separate car accidents on the same night. He drove by the second crash after leaving the first one not knowing he had another son in the second crash.
OGe1 TIL that in 2005 individuals gave $199 billion in donations. $93 billion of that was given to the church.
W7ppL TIL that Methamphetamine (brand name: Desoxyn) is used as a second line of treatment for ADHD
LkW5Z TIL Margaret Thatcher was reportedly more proud of being the first Prime Minister with a science degree than becoming the first woman.