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How To Onboard New Team Members To Be Productive In Existing Projects

by ProgrammerDude November 29, 2021, 8:29 pm

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TIL Tasha Eurich, an organizational psychologist, found after an analysis in 2018 of nearly 800 existing scientific studies that only 10 – 15% of people are self aware.

by whatilearned November 19, 2021, 3:06 am

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TIL that the panic of 1907 played a key role in the creation of the US federal reserve. The panic was only quelled after J. P. Morgan and some other New York bankers pledged their own wealth to shore up the banking system which drew attention to the limitations of the existing treasury system.

by whatilearned October 22, 2021, 9:17 pm

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TIL about Dr. Summelweis, a 19th century surgeon who was ousted after discovering and professing that hand washing saves lives. The Summelweis effect is the tendency to reject evidence that’s contrary to our existing norms and is named in honor of him.

by whatilearned October 20, 2021, 1:29 pm

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TIL “New Villages” of Malaysia created by the British to counter Communist guerillas. Roughly 10% of the population of Malaysia, mostly ethnic Chinese are forcibly relocated. The forced evictions involved the destruction of existing settlements which are prohibited by the Geneva Conventions.

by whatilearned October 17, 2021, 1:38 pm

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What could stop existing and no one would notice?

by QuestionGuy October 15, 2021, 10:06 am

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TIL some parts of Seattle, Washington were built on top of an existing city and it still exists today.

by whatilearned September 12, 2021, 8:54 pm

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What place existing only in a movie would you like to visit?

by QuestionGuy September 7, 2021, 2:51 pm

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TIL that despite not existing for the past 30 years, the Soviet Union still holds the most Olympic gold medals for wrestling.

by whatilearned September 4, 2021, 10:52 pm

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TIL the UAE has experimented with literal rainmaking since 2011, called cloud seeding, attempting to increase its sparse average rainfall and decrease its hot summer temperatures. Drones add silver iodide and electrical charges to existing clouds to clump them together and increase precipitation.

by whatilearned August 18, 2021, 9:28 pm

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TIL Sheng is one of the oldest Chinese musical instruments, existing as far back as 3,000 years ago. Sheng consists of 13-17 bamboo pipes with different lengths that are mounted together onto a base and capable of playing up to six notes simultaneously

by whatilearned July 27, 2021, 9:13 am

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Who are some individuals that had a big impact on history, despite the handicap of not actually existing? (No religious figures, please).

by HistoryBuff July 20, 2021, 8:59 am

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