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TIL of Imposter Syndrome - a concept describing achieving individuals who are marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a “fraud”.

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MPdb TIL in the 1989 film *Back to the Future Part II" screenwriter Bob Gale wanted the future to seem as improbable as possible, so the long time baseball fan has the Chicago Cubs as the 2015 World Series Champions!…The Cubs who haven’t won the World Series in 107 years have 7/1 odds to win it all.
YpBx TIL that at the time of the American Revolution, American colonists had the highest standard of living in the world.
JxR1 TIL That the execution of Nazi resistance leader Hans Scholl took just 52 seconds and that his last words before the guillotine blade fell were “Long live freedom”.
XJp8 TIL there is a condition known as Smoking Stool Syndrome, resulting from severe Phosphorus poisoning, known for making people’s defecate give off smoke as though burning.
KOD5B TIL Karen Gillan shaved her head bald for her role as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy. But Marvel made a wig of her shaved hair, which she wore on the show Selfie.