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TIL more than half of all new PhDs in the US are fake

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nPRd TIL a Baltimore hairdresser helped prove that ancient Roman Vestal Virgins’ hairstyles were not wigs, as was commonly believed, but was instead achieved through the use of needle & thread, which she showed by recreating the hairstyle on a live person for the first time in centuries
Zpro TIL That people suffering from depression may actually have a more accurate perception of reality than those with healthy minds. This proposition is called Depressive Realism.
nv6B TIL that Kurt Godel (considered to be one of the most significant logicians in human history) discovered an inconsistency in the U.S. Constitution, one that would allow the U.S. to become a dictatorship
AD7kB TIL that a Toronto man was shot 30 times by armed robbers and still survived. Police found 33 shell casings near him. He underwent two 15 hour surgeries for his gunshot wounds.
nWnNo TIL that Oliver North, of Iran-Contra fame, collaborated on an episode of "The Americans" dealing with Contras.