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TIL the Myers-Briggs has no scientific basis whatsoever.

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a9lZ TIL in the 70’s the CIA had developed a working nearly traceless heart attack gun. It has contributed to many alleged assassinations and has been subject of many whistleblowers, including Matt Simmons who was exposing BP’s lies.
Wle9 TIL that critics complained that Daler Mehndi’s music was only popular due to his videos that featured beautiful women dancing. Mehndi’s response was to create a video that featured only himself. The music video was the first made in India using greenscreen technology.
OoyMY TIL of Busta Rhymes Island, a 40x40 island in Central Massachusetts unofficially named by a local who is trying to make the name official through common usage. When asked why the name "Busta Rhymes Island," the local said "It has rope swings, blueberries, and... stuff Busta would enjoy."
b9y1p TIL Using lasers, Stanford scientists transformed hydrocarbon molecules in oil and natural gas into pure diamonds.
yV7X TIL that CDs were designed to fit 74 minutes of audio so Beethoven’s 9th would fit on one disc