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At least 400 science articles cite nonexistent ‘phantom’ study.

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pEnO TIL That the tradition of throwing womens underwear at rockstars goes all the way back to Franz Liszt
4kl0w TIL about the BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment, Redux VII movie which began shooting in 1978 and only completed in 2023
ebAE TIL Because of its fierce resistance to British occupation in the Revolutionary War, British commander Lord Cornwallis referred to Charlotte, NC as “a veritable hornet’s nest of rebellion”. This is how the Charlotte Hornets basketball team got its name.
a4XA TIL that if the Öresund sea between Sweden and Denmark freezes and a Swede walks over the ice to Denmark, Danes are allowed to hit the Swede with sticks.
04KA TIL Mary Tyler Moore once offered a restaurant $1000 for a 65 year-old lobster so she could return it to the wild. Rush Limbaugh then offered $2000 to eat the lobster. The restaurant denied both offers and kept the lobster as a mascot.