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TIL the "Chameleon Effect" is how people subconsciously copy other people. This mainly includes accents, facial mannerisms, and vocal inflections. People who can hear and separate musical notes are more susceptible to the Chameleon Effect, they also come across as more empathetic or nice to others.
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Submitted July 04, 2020 at 08:07PM by MechaGyver
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TIL Mt. Rushmore was traditionally known as the Six Grandfathers (Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe). Named by Lakota medicine man after a vision of the six sacred directions: west, east, north, south, above, and below; said to represent kindness and love, full of years and wisdom, like human grandfathers.
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Submitted July 04, 2020 at 08:53PM by theHerbivore
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TIL that the modern-day hoodie was invented in the 1930s by Knickerbocker Knitting Company, which eventually became the brand 'Champion'
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Submitted July 04, 2020 at 08:21PM by buttmuncher33
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TIL that despite being vegetarian, hippopotamuses are considered the most dangerous terrestrial animal on the African continent, killing more people than any other animal. On average, they are responsible for the deaths of almost 3,000 humans every year.
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Submitted July 04, 2020 at 10:08PM by Niyazali_Haneef
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TIL that the Nazis branded Einstein's theory of relativity to be "Jewish physics" and published a book "One Hundred Authors Against Einstein". When asked how he could win an argument against so many people Einstein replied that one fact was more powerful than 100 scientists
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 12:31AM by Ramy_
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TIL that Cobain came up with the song's noscript when a friend wrote "Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit" on his wall. She meant that Cobain smelled like the deodorant Teen Spirit, which his girlfriend wore. Cobain said he was unaware of the deodorant and had interpreted it as a revolutionary slogan.
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Submitted July 04, 2020 at 05:17PM by gitty7456
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TIL about Inky, an octopus at New Zealand's National Aquarium, that escaped by slipping out of its tank and slithering down a drainpipe into the ocean. One expert commented, "None of this is surprising or atypical of octopus behavior."
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 03:46AM by MorsesTheHorse
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TIL the so-called "discovery of hunger" took place in April 1967; the US Senate noticed families in the Mississippi Delta and across the US were dying of starvation as local officials blocked their access to food aid. This led to the creation of WIC and the reform of the Food Stamp Program
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 04:09AM by eru_mater
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TIL that people have been living in the multi-storey buildings of Taos Pueblo for over 1,000 years, the longest continuously inhabited place in the USA.
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 05:47AM by truthdemon
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TIL Hollywood's current obsession with remakes won't include Back to the Future, says director Robert Zemeckis, at least not while he's alive -- and if he has his way, not when he's dead either. Adding that it "can’t happen until both Bob [Gale] and I are dead." Gale was co-writer on all three films
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 06:27AM by aDazzlingDove
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TIL Shakespeare invented the “yo momma” joke. In his play Titus Andronicus, one of the characters, Chiron, exclaims “Thou has undone our mother” to which another character, Aaron, replies “Villain, I have done thy mother.”
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 06:35AM by cadagricomiguel
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TIL in 2001 Stan Lee was given the opportunity to re-imagine DC's Justice League and he made Batman black, Wonder Woman Hispanic and The Flash a teenage girl.
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 08:28AM by KSeightyeight
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TIL that cheetahs are so instinctively shy animals, especially in captivity, that they even fail to procreate. And so for years, conservationists have been giving cheetahs emotional support dogs who are raised with them and help them socialise and reduce anxiety.
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 08:47AM by FresnoMac
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TIL that many inventions credited to Thomas Edison were in fact stolen from other inventors. Edison ruthlessly patented inventions from other inventors so he could claim them as his own work.
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 01:37PM by Nawwal6
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TIL That in September 1897, 21 Sikhs held their own against 10000 enemies at the battle of Saragarhi, killing 180 and buying enough time for the nearby British fort to prepare and suppress the insurrection. This is regarded as one of the best last stands in history.
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 02:13PM by firstpc13
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TIL Nigerian-Americans are the most educated ethnic group in the United States. According to the Migrations Policy Institute, 29% of Nigerian-Americans have graduate degrees (compared to 11% of the overall American population)
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 02:43PM by Ablaze0527
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TIL that after finding the ruins of Pompeii, researchers discovered ancient graffiti. One phrase said: "Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men's behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!"
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 04:06PM by armyfidds
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TIL in Chinese/East Asian culture, the Tiger - not the Lion- is considered the King of all Animals. This is so because it is the biggest land-predator in East Asia, and- more importantly- the markings on its forehead resemble the Chinese character for King/Monarch: "王."
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 03:21PM by Khysamgathys
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TIL A six year old girl in the UK found a secret message inside a Christmas card "Please help us and notify human rights organisation." It was allegedly written by a prisoner working in a Chinese factory. Tesco (British supermarket) suspended production of cards at the factory.
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 07:33PM by amansaggu26
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TIL that before women became the mainstay telephone operators were teenage boys. The change came about when the lads being pesky teenagers pulled too many pranks, got drunk on the job and swore down the phone
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 06:23PM by barer00t
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TIL That in 1998 a woman from Tennessee was elected Democratic State Senator as a write-in candidate after the original Democratic candidate, her husband, was assassinated by his opponent 2 weeks before the election. She won 95% of votes and 3 subsequent elections before retiring undefeated in 2013
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Submitted July 05, 2020 at 09:18PM by thumbcuff
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