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TIL The White Helmets in Syria is an organization dedicated to providing free aid to civilians during the war.

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7Q7P TIL that studies have shown that homework has little to no impact on students’ academic success, and that it is more beneficial for students to simply take up hobbies and spend time with family instead.
nPpB TIL a ‘Norman Door’ is a door that requires signage to tell users whether they should push or pull to open it, since that core function is not visibly obvious from the design
Mej0K TIL A Canadian officer named Ward Clapham created a program that gives 'positive tickets' to people who do good deeds. Positive Ticket uplifting citations were given to teens and children for free coupons for pizza and ice cream just for obeying the law and putting safety first.
jNrPQ TIL that in 1497, John Cabot, a Venetian explorer landed in Canada which he mistook for Asia and laid a claim on it for King Henry VII of England.
NbZ8 TIL: that the “women make 77c on a man’s dollar” stat is obtained by averaging out a random group of men versus a random group of women. When adjusted for age, same career and same experience, women earn about 98c on a man’s dollar.