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TIL the Dunning-Kruger Effect: the cognitive bias of illusory superiority, or why incompetent people think they're amazing. "When arguing with a fool, make sure the other person isn't doing the same"

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WkVO8 TIL there is an french delicacy in which an ortolan songbird is caught in a cage, forced to gorge on grain, drowned in cognac, and then consumed while covering your head with a napkin to hide your shame from god.
e0V8J TIL The Jagermeister bottle was selected after different bottles were dropped onto a wooden floor from a height. A rectangular model was proved to be especially robust and the bottle is produced in hunter´s green glass, which is opaque to most UV rays to protect the contents
Qao9 TIL left-spiraling snails are generally as rare as left handed humans, especially because left and right spiraled snails can’t mate together easily, but in Japan snakes gobble up righties easily but can’t bite into the lefties, so there are way more lefties.
PoMJ TIL that airplane pilots would announce that Jonas Salk was on board and passengers would burst into applause. Hotels routinely would upgrade him into their penthouse suites.
m7dM TIL that a runny, congested nose and sore throat which always occur when Winter and Spring begin isn’t allergies. It’s a non-allergic reaction to humidity changes with very different treatments.