TIL 1 in 5 CEOs have psychopathic tendencies
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CNBC
1 in 5 business leaders may have psychopathic tendencies—here's why, according to a psychology professor
Narcissism involves an unrealistic sense of grandiosity and superiority, manifested in the form of vanity, self-admiration and delusions of talent. This is commonly found in bosses, according to psychology professor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. But it doesn't…
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TIL that Humanity eats 70 Billion Chickens each year
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The Humane League
How Many Chickens Are in the World and the US? 2023
With a population of over 33 billion, domestic chickens are the most numerous birds in the world. Sadly, the most populous birds in the world are also the most abused.
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TIL that pet cats are becoming less friendly and "domesticated" over time, caused by neutering programs that ensure only the most fearful and human-avoidant cats escape neutering and pass on their genes.
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gwern.net
Cat Psychology & Domestication: Are We Good Owners?
<p>Extended book review of Bradshaw 2013 (<em>Cat Sense</em>) on the connections between cat psychology, evolution/genetics, history of domestication or lack thereof, & possible dysgenics, highlighting modern maladaptivity of cat psychology, with key references;…
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TIL that in the UK, the number of women (103,575) who applied to study law at the undergraduate level in 2022 was nearly double the number of men (51,865) who did.
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Legal Cheek
Twice as many women as men apply to study law - Legal Cheek
Overall law school applications have increased by over 17,000 since 2019, UCAS data shows
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TIL that sumo wrestlers, despite eating 10,000+ calories daily, have very little visceral fat thanks to their training which is so intense they can lose over 10 pounds of sweat in a single workout.
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Fedfedfed
Please sir, I want Sumo: How Sumo wrestlers fuel up for fights
A look inside the sport’s nutrition — and one dish in particular — reveals athletes who are much healthier than many of us realize. | Sport
TIL in 1967 a man named Thomas Jolley fled the US to Canada and renounced his citizenship to avoid being drafted in the Vietnam War. A few months later he returned to the US and was ordered deported, but Canada refused to accept him back. He spent the rest of his life in the US as an illegal alien.
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Thomas Jolley
Stateless anti-war activist (1944-2014)
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TIL that the movie Zoolander was released two weeks after 9/11 with the World Trade Center digitally removed from the background skyline
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Zoolander
2001 American comedy film directed by Ben Stiller
TIL when George Miller was casting Mad Max: Fury Road, his first choice actor to play Max was Eminem who only turned down the role because he didn't want to leave his home state
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Collider
Eminem Almost Played This 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Character
'Mad Max: Fury Road' would have been very different had director George Miller followed through with this casting idea.
TIL the Dalai Lama carries a high-end Swiss pocket watch, which was a gift sent to him by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943.
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Hodinkee
The Dalai Lama's Patek Philippe, Gifted By FDR Via An OSS Officer Who Was The Grandson Of Leo Tolstoy (Seriously)
After many years of trying to get a photograph of the Dalai Lama's Patek Philippe that was a gift from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1943, I nearly fell off my office chair when I got an e-mail this morning from Thomas Laird directing me to Senator…
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TIL that after being thrown off a chairlift by a mentally ill man the victim waited 7 hours to report the crime because he didn’t want it to ruin his powder day
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Aspen Times
Skier reportedly pushes snowboarder off Aspen Highlands chairlift
Skiers and snowboarders often don’t see eye to eye, but one skier with a serious chip on his shoulder took things to an entirely new level Sunday at Aspen
TIL The Academic quarter was established in the early 18th century to accommodate students and professors who didn't own pocket watches. It gave them extra time to arrive after hearing the church's clock strike the hour.
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ToHippo
The Academic Quarter of an Hour
Have you ever wondered how the academic quarter came about? It all started at Lund University in Sweden in the first half of the 18th century.
TIL in 1998, a portion of the Titanic's hull was recovered and is now on display in a casino. Visitors are provided with a 'boarding pass' that bears the name of a passenger, and they can learn about the fate of that passenger at the end of the exhibition.
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Wikipedia
Wreck of the Titanic
shipwreck of the Titanic, which sank in 1912
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TIL New York's Paramount theater would reek of urine after Frank Sinatra shows because the bobby-soxers would come for the first show at 9:15 a.m. and stay for show after show, determined never to relinquish a precious seat even if it meant soaking in it.
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James Kaplan
Excerpt from Frank: The Voice - James Kaplan
Excerpted from FRANK: The Voice by James Kaplan Copyright © 2010 by James Kaplan. Excerpted by permission of Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing…
TIL Chess games are banned at Russian Antarctic Stations because in 1959 one researcher attacked another with an axe out of anger after losing a game.
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canadiangeographic.ca
How Antarctic isolation affects the mind
Canadian psychologist Peter Suedfeld is studying stress in the world's harshest environment
TIL In 1979 a rabbit, hissing and baring its teeth, swam up to Jimmy Carter’s boat while he was fishing. He shooed it away with a paddle, but the incident damaged his reputation
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Wikipedia
Jimmy Carter rabbit incident
1979 incident in which Jimmy Carter was attacked by a swamp rabbit
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TIL Bermuda has no indigenous population, and has only been permanently settled since 1609.
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History of Bermuda
aspect of history
TIL North Korea has a higher obesity rate than South Korea
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List of countries by obesity rate
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TIL in 2001 Snoop Dogg was in a hardcore porn mixing 6 music videos & 5 porn scenes. It was such a success it topped charts for adult sales two weeks & became first hardcore porn on Billboard's music video sales chart. Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle set a trend where Hip-Hop artists advertised through porn
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The Movie Database
Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle merges hip-hop and hardcore in a way no one has ever dared. With 6 original music videos and 5 scenes of raw, uncut and unbelievable backyard fucking, this video satisfies strokers and hip-hop fans alike. Featuring songs from Snoop's…
TIL David Bowie was born David Jones. When starting out, Davy Jones of The Monkees was already famous and so he had to choose a different stage name. His first choice was Tom Jones.
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Far Out Magazine
The reason why David Bowie changed his name - Far Out Magazine
The story behind David Bowie's stage name and why he changed it so many times. The singer found himself in a bit of hot water
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TIL during WWII, RAF bomber command suffered a casualty rate of 59.1% and a fatality rate of 44.4%
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RAF Bomber Command
controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968
TIL Radium-Nutex Condoms from 1927 were marketed using the contemporary popular belief that radium, thought to cure ailments and boost energy and could enhance sexual performance. However, these condoms contained no radium.
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Museum of Radium
"Radium" Nutex Condoms - Museum of Radium
A brief history of "Radium" Nutex Condoms. These were not radioactive condoms and didn't contain radium but instead played on associations with health, virality and quality.