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TIL The doctor who performed the “study” purported to show the soul weighs 21 grams removed all data that did not support his hypothesis. In fact, only 1 cadaver supposedly lost weight.

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5V9W9 TIL of the Name-Letter Effect, where people tend to like the letters in their name over other letters. It holds in other languages, and is tied to self-esteem. People tend to favor brands that share their initials, and donate to disaster relief for hurricanes with their same first letter.
x6Z7 TIL Just after WWII, multiple short wave radio stations located around the world appeared. These stations transmit letters and numbers, presumably to spies and still operate today.
nyD7 TIL Men who help with housework tend to have more sex.
XEjPE TIL that figure skater Kevin Reynolds performed his solo routine for the 2016 Canadian National Figure Skating Championships to the song "Tank!," which is famous as the theme song to Cowboy Bebop. Reynolds performed the routine dressed as lead Bebop character Spike.
xrV5 TIL serial killer Robert Hansen abducted his victims and flew them to his isolated cabin in the Alaskan mountains. He then released them and hunted them with a knife and a Ruger Mini-14.