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TIL that rents in the US are projected to fall in the next 20 years due to falling birth rates

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 2:19 pm

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Why does Japan have such low obesity rates?

by cringeyjokesman August 26, 2022, 6:09 pm

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Low recruitment rates? Just hire sadists lol

by CopyPastaArchive July 25, 2022, 12:20 am

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TIL that teen pregnancy rates for Lesbian and Bisexual students are surprisingly higher than those of straight students

by whatilearned July 4, 2022, 7:38 am

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TIL of Moving Day in Quebec. Because of a previous law, the vast majority of leases in Quebec end on or around July 1. In July 2004, approximately 120,000 households moved, corresponding to 4% of the population. Moving companies work around the clock, with charges often being 3x normal rates.

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 4:40 pm

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TIL…Buzz Aldrin filed a government travel expense claim for his trip to the moon. He was reimbursed at the standard rates: $33.31.

by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 9:00 pm

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TIL of all high income countries, the US has the highest rates of overweight and obesity, with a third of the population obese. This rate projected to rise to around 50 percent by 2030.

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 6:44 pm

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TIL that in the early eighties, interest rates on homes had skyrocketed to 18% due to dramatic inflation in the seventies. However, this dropped the price of houses to $82,500, around $280,000 when adjusted for inflation.

by whatilearned June 12, 2022, 2:27 am

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BREAKING NEWS: Suicide rates down by 50% this year

by cringeyjokesman May 11, 2022, 3:17 am

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TIL that despite Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix grossing almost $1 Billion worldwide, Warner Bros. considers it a $167 million loss thanks to “Hollywood Accounting” where they can pay their own subsidiary companies inflated rates, reducing profit on paper, lowering taxes & obligations.

by whatilearned May 9, 2022, 4:04 pm

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TIL that although Nazi Germany sterilized or murdered 73-100% of all schizophrenics in Germany (about 220K-269K people), there were no long-term effects on subsequent rates of schizophrenia in Germany. In fact, post WWII rates were unexpectedly high.

by whatilearned April 8, 2022, 11:26 am

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TIL who Hattie Alexander was. An early pioneer in DNA research, her groundbreaking work on influenzal meningitis significantly reduced infant death rates and advanced the field of microbiological genetics. In 1964 she was the first woman to be elected president of the American Pediatric Society.

by whatilearned April 5, 2022, 9:38 pm

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