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TIL that plankton perform 45% of Earth’s photosynthesis, yet constitute less than 1% of its total plant mass

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kyg1 TIL about the Rosenhan experiment, in which a Stanford psychologist and his associates faked hallucinations in order to be admitted to psychiatric hospitals. They then acted normally. All were forced to admit to having a mental illness and agree to take antipsychotic drugs in order to be released.
kOWkE TIL: The wooshing sound from drinking alcohol is called Tinnitus and is a result from increased blood flow to the inner ear.
R194 TIL that the always bubbly Who’s Line Is It Anyway star Wayne Brady suffers from severe depression. After having a mental breakdown at 42 years old and Robin Williams death in 2014 made him realize how important it was to speak publicly about facing depression
OGnn7 TIL of Behringer's Lying Stones; where pieces of limestone were carved into the shapes of fictitious animals including one that bore the name of God in Hebrew. Behringer, a famous professor, had published a book on the fossils. The discovery of the prank ruined the reputations of everyone involved.
0LKy TIL After the Amish schoolhouse shooting by Charles Roberts in 2006, members of the Amish community attended the shooter’s funeral in a show of forgiveness.