› added 8 years ago

281

TIL that PhD students display twice as many symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as depression than other people.

Read more sciencemag.org

via ift.tt

BgovD TIL The creator of Girls Gone Wild got the idea while working on compilations of violent videos for his Banned From Television series that was sold on infomercials. He is now living in Mexico to avoid numerous legal and abuse allegations.
xVJd7 TIL about the Cadaver Synod. In 897 Rome, the deceased Pope Formosus was dug up, tried in the Papal Court for "crimes", found guilty, was stripped of Papal title, 3 fingers were cut off and the body buried in a graveyard meant for foreigners. Then it was re-exhumed and thrown in the Tiber River.
VMYdp TIL German parents not allowed to name their child Lucifer
p8G4e TIL that in Japan male students can confess their love to another person by giving them the second button from the top of their school uniform. The second button is the one closest to the heart.
OGkb1 TIL that in 2020, Burger King ran an advertising campaign featuring a picture of a moldy Whopper, to prove that their burgers are made without preservatives. This unconventional advertising method worked, increasing sales by 14% (according to multiple sources.)