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TIL about Barnum Effect, the phenomenon that occurs when individuals believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them, despite the fact that it is actually filled with information that applies to most.

by whatilearned January 17, 2022, 10:38 pm

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TIL Modern cultivated apples (Malus domestica) trace their roots to Kazakhstan, specifically the region near the city of Almaty, previously named Alma-Ata or “father of apples.”

by whatilearned December 8, 2021, 11:45 pm

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TIL Oklahoma has a panhandle specifically because Texas forfeited land they wouldn’t be allowed to have slaves on

by whatilearned December 5, 2021, 9:17 pm

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Religious people of Reddit, did you choose your religion or you were born into it? If you chose it, why did you pick that one specifically?

by QuestionGuy December 2, 2021, 6:48 pm

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TIL that the organism Mycobacterium Leprae, which causes Leprosy, has never been successfully grown in a lab in non-living media. It can only be cultivated in animal specimens, specifically on armadillo feet. This makes the organism extremely difficult to study and nearly impossible to eradicate.

by whatilearned November 28, 2021, 9:31 pm

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TIL of the mimic jumping spiders. Several species of jumping spider have evolved specifically to mimic the appearance and behaviors of ants. Many scientists believe this evolved as a way to avoid predation from larger spiders.

by whatilearned November 26, 2021, 10:16 pm

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TIL that there’s a 1:1 replica of Tokyo’s famous Shibuya Crossing located 90kms outside Tokyo, built specifically for film & TV.

by whatilearned November 25, 2021, 12:47 am

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TIL ‘Hispanic’ refers to people who speak Spanish or who have a background in a Spanish-speaking country. ‘Latino’ refers to geography: specifically, people from Latin America including Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

by whatilearned November 24, 2021, 10:22 pm

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TIL the 99% of an object weight comes not from its mass but it’s energy. So if you weigh 200 lb, only 2lb is mass, the rest is energy, specifically, “binding energy.”

by whatilearned November 21, 2021, 12:08 am

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TIL of the Fw 190 “Sturmböcke” (Battering Ram) interceptor. Designed during WW2 specifically for the purpose of taking on the B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber.

by whatilearned November 18, 2021, 11:03 am

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TIL that the stone sculptures on buildings or in gardens that most people would refer to as “gargoyles” are actually called “grotesques.” Specifically, gargoyles have water spouts in their mouths and act in function with rain gutters to shoot water away from the building, whereas grotesques do not.

by whatilearned October 19, 2021, 4:16 pm

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TIL that Soviet artillery launched an attack in 1942 to silence German guns specifically so that Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony could premiere in Leningrad, even though the city was under siege and the musicians were starving to death, with three dying during rehearsals

by whatilearned October 18, 2021, 4:22 pm

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