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TIL the fallacy fallacy is the formal fallacy of analyzing an argument and inferring that, since it contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false.

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OG8VR TIL that match fixing got so out of control in Canadian soccer that one pro match ended early after the home team’s attempts to score an own-goal were repeatedly thwarted by the away team
b9PAj TIL Taoists believe one of the ways to live longer is to avoid/control ejaculation, as the release of semen meant the loss of life force (qi)
JYN08 TIL the male Canadian goose has a corkscrew shaped penis
rN6Yw TIL that back in 1994, Chinese arms smugglers with ties to major manufacturers tried to sell AK-47s and even heavier weaponry to U.S. street gangs
0wQPv TIL That the Mongol conquests are thought to be responsible for the deadliest acts in human history, with estimates of up to 5% of the world's population wiped out. Despite this, many of the Mongol victories were achieved without fighting, but instead through instilling terror in their victims.