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TIL that "Neurorealism" is a fallacy in science where people ascribe too much faith in psychological phenomenon merely because it is backed up by brain imaging methods.

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OG59g TIL Albert Ellis, the person who invented CBT who had shyness around women forced himself before he invented CBT to talk to 100 women to get a date therefore utilising the technique he would later invent. He didn’t get a date but his fear of talking to women went away.
Rj7a TIL that a fast-food chain in the US once made a “Third-Pounder” sandwich priced the same as a competing McDonalds “Quarter-Pounder”, but it failed spectacularly because people assumed ¼ was larger than 1/3
569D TIL of the Challenger expedition of 1872-76, one of the first major scientific studies of the ocean depths. It discovered over 4,000 new species and conducted 492 deep sea soundings, including one that first discovered the Mariana Trench. In total, the ship was supplied with 291 km of rope.
Y7PNW TIL since US tribal nations aren't under the jurisdiction of the supreme court they can have their laws regarding same-sex marriage, some allowed it before 2015 while others still have it banned today
aawy TIL of the Atmos clock, a mechanical torsion pendulum clock which gets the energy it needs to run from temperature and air pressure changes in the environment, and can run for many years without human intervention. A temperature variation of only 1 degree is sufficient for two days operation.