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TIL that Socrates reckoned that writing would weaken people’s memories and encourage only superficial understanding.

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ZpwOR Today I learned that all but one country in the UN has ratified or accepted the rights articulated for children in the UNCRC treaty. The one country who hasn't is the United States.
loQOG Today I learned that Alucard can't be summoned on Wii Fit Studio because Alucard is a vampire, there's a giant mirror, and vampires don't have a reflection.
6yGZ TIL that German brothers Adolph and Rudolph Dassler split up their father’s shoe company in to Puma and Adidas in 1948. This happened after Adi leaked information to Americans saying that his captured brother was a member of the SS.
OV4g TIL one man, Dennis Hope, has claimed ownership of the moon via a U.N. loophole and has made millions selling lunar real estate.
YpBpx TIL Morton's fork is a type of false dilemma in which contradictory observations lead to the same conclusion. Asserting that a person suspected of a crime who is acting nervously must have something to hide, while a person who acts calmly and confidently must be skilled at hiding something.