TIL that dogs intentionally try to make humans laugh. They understand that laughter means play, and play is positive. [source, comments]

TIL that when his production company could not afford a major star for his first western, director Sergio Leone hired a man with no name at the time in Hollywood and commented about him that he “had two expressions: with hat and no hat“ - Clint Eastwood. [source, comments]

TIL of the Bouba/Kiki Effect. When people are asked to assign the name "Bouba" or "Kiki" to two amorphous shapes —one round & one spiky— they strongly tend to choose Bouba for the round one, and Kiki for the spiky. This has been robustly confirmed across a majority of cultures & languages worldwide. [source, comments]

Good idea: Be brave and show yourself to the world 😊😁

https://medium.com/texas-mccombs/the-wrong-reason-we-keep-secrets-2dbbc8476029

The research suggests that being open about negative aspects of yourself might not be as damaging as feared. Participants in the study discovered that sharing adverse information led to more positive reactions than they expected, indicating that revealing vulnerabilities could foster understanding and trust in relationships. The study encourages a more open approach to self-disclosure, challenging the belief that sharing negative aspects of oneself results in harsh judgment.

🙏Thanks to one of our Ministers for submitting

TIL: That the word embiggens and cromulent created by The Simpsons added to the US dictionary in 2018. [source, comments]

TIL that English is not the official language of the United States since it doesn’t have one, but it’s the most widely used. Some of the most widely spoken languages other than English are Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Arabic. [source, comments]