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The most unimportant things you’ll never need to know 💥

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Charging a power bank to 80% instead of 100% reduces stress on its lithium cells, extending its storage life

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Watching your team lose can trigger heart attacks

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Nearly 70% of Americans play video games for at least an hour each week

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In 2017, France passed the “Right to Disconnect Law,” which meant that an employer could not penalize an employee for failing to be reachable outside working hours

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A new species of cat has been discovered for the first time in over 100 years

This is the tilcayo tiger cat — discovered in Bolivia after a man brought it into a local sanctuary thinking it was a domestic kitten

Genetic analysis suggests the tilcayo cat’s lineage diverged from other tiger cats around 1.4 million years ago

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Grip strength predicts your risk of early death better than blood pressure

A study of ~140,000 people across 17 countries found every 11-pound drop in grip strength was linked to a 16% higher risk of dying from any cause

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The Great Pyramids at Giza were over a thousand years old when King Tut ruled

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A near-total “blood moon” lunar eclipse will peak tonight (August 28th) at 12:12AM EST

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Following the 2016 Tennessee fires, Dolly Parton gave $1,000 a month for five months to each family whose home was destroyed

Months later, as she helped deliver their final checks, she surprised each family with an extra $5,000 — giving $10,000 to nearly 900 families

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A 25-year study of people over 80 with sharp memories found that diet and exercise habits varied widely among them — but strong social connection was the one trait they consistently shared

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The “Dunbar’s Number” paradox:

Humans evolved to maintain social relationships with ~150 people, but modern digital life forces the average person to process thousands of social cues every day — triggering chronic cognitive fatigue

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New parents average just 4.4 hours of sleep a night in their first week

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A Harvard study has found a 15% increase in US traffic fatalities on days when new music albums are released

The link was observed with album releases from top artists like Taylor Swift, Drake, Harry Styles and Bad Bunny

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Today is World Eggplant Day

Contrary to popular belief, eggplants are actually very large berries — not vegetables

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Highly intelligent people are more likely to swap old habits for better ideas

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Only one spacecraft has ever flown past Uranus

In 1986, NASA’s Voyager 2 made its closest approach 50,600 miles (81,400 km) above the planet’s cloud tops, discovering 10 new moons and two new rings

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Cannabis use has surpassed cigarettes in the US for the first time ever

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Today’s total eclipse will be the first in mainland Europe since 1999

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Sleeping for an additional 11 minutes each night, doing 4.5 more minutes of brisk walking and eating an extra 50g of vegetables each day can significantly reduce a person’s risk of a heart attack

Just these changes can reduce heart attacks and strokes by 10%

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Today is National Lazy Day