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Switch to the light mode that's kinder on your eyes at day time.

Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.

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What’s improving your focus and concentration?

by QuestionGuy August 6, 2022, 7:36 pm

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TIL the Sega Corporation was originally called Service Games with a focus on coin-operated amusement machines for servicemembers and moved to Japan after the US government outlawed slot machines in 1952.

by whatilearned August 3, 2022, 5:42 pm

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TIL if you leave a VR headset in the sun, the lenses can focus the sunlight and burn the screen.

by whatilearned August 2, 2022, 3:33 pm

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My girlfriend broke up with me because she wanted to focus more on her work

by cringeyjokesman July 8, 2022, 3:07 pm

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TIL that NASA planned to send astronauts to Mars in 1981 using Nerva nuclear rockets but congress cut NASA’s funding and Nixon cancelled the Nerva project entirely in 1973, causing Nasa to focus on the development of the Space Shuttle instead

by whatilearned June 25, 2022, 10:14 pm

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Best books on The Troubles/Northern Irish Conflict…that offer or even focus on Unionist/Loyalist/British perspectives

by HistoryBuff May 1, 2022, 6:56 am

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Any recommendations for a history of cultures/society documentary with a focus on the impacts of geography?

by HistoryBuff April 29, 2022, 2:42 am

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TIL that the “Tetris Effect” occurs when you focus so much on something— such as a video game— that you start to see it in real life and during sleep

by whatilearned March 11, 2022, 5:05 pm

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TIL that the A&W restaurant chain tried to introduce a 1/3rd LB burger to compete against McDonald’s famous Quarter Pounder. The product failed despite being larger and cheaper than its competitor. Focus groups later revealed that Americans thought that a 1/3 LB burger was smaller than a 1/4 LB one.

by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 2:55 pm

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TIL the phrase “in the limelight” which refers to being the focus of attention comes from a 19th century device. Calcium oxide known as quicklime is heated in an intensely hot flame until it glows brightly. First as a surveying tool, it allowed for more accurate measurements.

by whatilearned January 13, 2022, 12:32 am

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How does an 11 pound cat manage to focus the weight of a 1000 planets at the tip of its foot when it’s standing on yokr sternum?

by QuestionGuy December 9, 2021, 12:11 am

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TIL Sony was so worried about the player character of Horizon Zero Dawn being a woman that it brought in a marketing team to conduct focus testing. Even after the focus groups reacted positively to the character of Aloy, Sony continued to be worried about it through the game’s full reveal.

by whatilearned December 8, 2021, 11:57 pm

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