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TIL a study was conducted on memories of the attacks of September 11, highlighting how strong emotional reactions elicited by flashbulb events are actually remembered poorly, and drawing conclusions on how historical events are accurately or inaccurately remembered and recorded over time.

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YBXZ TIL that Scientology has their own prison, where senior members are locked up for months to years.
oBn7Y TIL the Bohemian Rhapsody lyric “Mamma Mia let me go” came true as it was replaced as #1 UK single by ABBA’s “Mamma Mia” after 9 weeks.
dDyE TIL Marshall Field, the #11 richest American of all time (66 billion) coined the phrase “the customer is always right” and was the first to accept exchanges and openly display prices.
nnGG TIL a person who takes a sexually explicit photo of someone under age 18, even if it’s a self-portrait, can be charged with producing child pornography, a felony with a prison sentence of up to 20 years
kJ4d4 TIL the woman who popularised “gender reveal parties” had multiple miscarriages, and when she finally had a pregnancy which lasted long enough to find out the gender of the baby, decided to throw a party to celebrate. She now regrets it.