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TIL of the Online Disinhibition Effect: “With the help of Internet anonymity, people could share personal feelings or disclose themselves in the way they are reluctant to exhibit in real life”

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9wLvQ TIL JFK’s last words were “No, they sure can’t” in response to Nellie Connally, First Lady of Dallas, who remarked “Mr. President, they can’t make you believe now that there are not some in Dallas who love you and appreciate you, can they?”
x6LAw TIL Golf was banned in England in 1457 because it was considered a distraction from the serious pursuit of archery.
x6oB7 TIL female ferrets can literally die from horniness when on heat. Only mating or medical intervention can save them.
neMVb TIL the name Yosemite was given by the white men who thought it was the name of the natives they were trying to drive out of the area. It was later learned that the natives actually called themselves the Ahwahneechees and the word “Yosemite” meant “They are killers.”
wJLE TIL that Doug’s neighbors on the 90’s cartoon Doug were named Mr. and Mrs. Dink because “DINK” means Double Income No Kids.