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TIL that dumb people believe themselves to be above average in terms of intelligence due to the Dunning Krueger Effect, which explains that the less someone knows of a topic, the more confident they will feel in the subject due to them not knowing the true size or complexity of the topic.

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LOeV TIL that when the Czech Republic conducted their 2011 census, their government discovered that 15,070 Czechs had listed their religious beliefs as “Jedi”
D1NpP TIL that Socrates, most well known as an elderly philosopher, was a soldier in the Athenian military up to the age of 48. Serving as a hoplite, he fought in the Peloponnesian War, where he was noted for his bravery.
5VPyn TIL that we see wheels and turbines spin in the opposite direction due to the "wagon wheel effect," an optical illusion resulting from high speed
p594 TIL fish can learn to pull a string to dispense food, and some have also figured out how to use a tool to pull the string as they swim by.