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TIL eHarmony only matches women with men who are taller than them, because of complaints from women matched with short men

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oBQaA TIL that in 1835 a NY newspaper posted a fictional 6 part series proclaiming that life, including unicorns and winged humanoids, had been found on the moon. Although intended as satire, readers, including a committee of scientists from Yale, believed it and it became known as The Great Moon Hoax
mWyx TIL, that in order to protect people in the future from radioactive waste, two philosophers proposed we genetically engineer cats to change color when exposed to radiation then create folklore and songs about the cats.
VBnxk TIL a man in New York who was homesick secretly got inside a crate and was then shipped to his parent's home in Texas. Upon arrival, the delivery driver noticed him when the crate started shaking and called police. He was fined $1,500 and sentenced to four months' house arrest.
R57G4 TIL the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Public Health Service are home to their own uniformed service corps that are separate from the U.S. military.
rRwpe TIL it is estimated that approximately 70% of people at some point in their life will experience 'Imposter Syndrome', where they don't believe that they deserve their success and are worried about being found out as a 'fraud'.