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]

TIL that the last 'human zoo' was opened in 1994 in France. Twenty-five Ivorians, including children, had their passports confiscated and were kept for six months without pay. During that time, they were forced to work bare-chested, sleep in huts, and were treated only by veterinarians. [source, comments]