› added 10 years ago

137

TIL there is a term to explain why ignorant people tend to boast confidence in spite of being wrong and wiser people ofter have doubts about their knowledge : Dunning-Kruger Effect

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

oWNR TIL Google’s first ever tweet was “I’m 01100110 01100101 01100101 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01101100 01110101 01100011 01101011 01111001 00001010” which when converted from binary means, “I’m feeling lucky”.
R79Y9 TIL that Brian Blessed once accidentally punched Peter Capaldi in the face and sent him to hospital as a result.
wLLP1 TIL that King Tutankhamen's Tomb May Have Hidden Spaces Containing Organic, Metallic Materials
XE1XX TIL that Canada consumes the most doughnuts and has the most doughnut shops per capita of any country in the world
xVEMD TIL That A California Aquarium Once Apologized for Calling An Otter 'Thicc,' 'Chonky,' and an 'Absolute Unit'