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TIL that the "Streisand Effect" suggests that the quickest way to learn information online is not to ask the right question, but rather to post a wrong answer

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4XogJ TIL that when somebody overestimates their knowledge and abilities in an area because they don't even know how little they know, it is called Dunning-Kruger effect
YXW TIL no woman has ever run a sub-4 minute mile
78o9b TIL Roger Ebert co-wrote an x-rated sexploitation comedy
xVwXg TIL Mohammed Ali requested that his star on the Hollywood walk of fame be placed on a wall, instead of the ground. He didn't want people stepping on his name. He was the only celebrity with this privilege.
4Lra TIL Hunter S. Thomson’s relationship with the Hell’s Angels was primarily amiable during his research for his articles and books, but when Thomson admonished a Gang Member by stating: “Only a punk beats his wife”, Thomson was severely beaten, or “stomped” as well.