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TIL that both successful and unsuccessful attempts at humor increase perceived confidence, but only successful attempts also increase perceived competence and social status

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R7xKa TIL ZZ Top's "Eliminator" is only Billy Gibbons and not the other 2
dD6xK TIL there is a village in the basin of the Grand Canyon called Supai. It's the capital of the Havasupai Indian Reservation. It is one of the most remote towns in the United States and it's only accessible by foot or by helicopter. It's the only place in the US where mail is still carried by mules.
E1vKx TIL that there is a subspecies of mosquitoes that has adapted to life in the London Underground by neither requiring water to lay its eggs nor hibernating in winter months
wAKW TIL that US military operations during the 2003 Iraq invasion were originally conducted under the codename Operation Iraqi Liberation. They later changed it to Operation Iraqi Freedom because of the acronym.
mApo TIL the ugli is a citrus fruit created by hybridizing a grapefruit, an orange, and a tangerine. Named ‘ugly’ for its unsightly, rough, wrinkled, greenish-yellow rind.