Today I Learned (TIL)

You learn something new every day; what did you learn today?

TIL Teddy Roosevelt’s Son Died Flying for the US During WWI. When His Body Was Discovered Behind Enemy Lines, the Germans Gave Him A Full Military Burial With Honors.

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World War I Letters Show Theodore Roosevelt’s Unbearable Grief After the Death of his Son

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TIL vocal jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald was born with perfect pitch so precise that the band musicians she worked with would tune their instruments to her voice.

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Reddit ImageElla Fitzgerald: America’s First Lady Of Song
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TIL flow is the mental state in which a person is completely absorbed in an activity, resulting in a loss of their sense of space and time.

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The psychology of color: how logos use color to influence mood


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TIL if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children’s book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country.

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Why Norway is the best place in the world to be a writer

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TIL 1 in 5 organ donations comes from the victim of a vehicular accident, and self-driving cars may end up exacerbating the shortage.

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Self-Driving Cars Will Make Organ Shortages Even Worse
We need to prepare for that now.

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