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TIL the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is where one stumbles upon some obscure piece of information—often an unfamiliar word or name—and soon afterwards encounters the same subject again, often repeatedly.

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4XOoJ TIL that the places where people cast their ballots can affect the choices they make. Even controlling for demographics, people are more likely to vote to raise taxes to fund education, for example, if their polling place is in a school.
61Ll TIL in order to game Texas’ “Top 10% Rule”, students have been known to transfer to less competitive high schools for easier chances of automatic admission
edn4 TIL that a psychological condition called “Koro” makes sufferers believe that their genitals have been stolen.
yVg0X TIL there is a 5 story Donkey kong mural on a buildings elevator shaft in New Hampshire.
BgN5L TIL "Jack & Diane" was supposed to have been about an interracial couple, but Mellencamp was pressured by the label to change itb