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TIL the Harvard professor on administrative leave over falsified research data, Francesca Gino, published a book with the subtitle, "Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and In Life"

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Z0AY TIL when Sitting Bull was killed in a gunfight by agents attempting to arrest him, His Horse-which was gifted to him by Buffalo Bill - heard gunshots and began performing its Wild West Routine, getting on its haunches and dancing. It was believed that the slain chief’s spirit had entered his horse.
KYNDw TIL that some people experience “phantom vibrations” from their phones. Many people feel their phones vibrating even when they haven’t received a notification, a phenomenon caused by the brain expecting stimuli.
7rnMP TIL: There is a diamond mine open to the public in Arkansas, it is the only diamond mine open to the public. So far 31000 gems have been found since it became a state park in 1972, the visitors keep what they found.
69oEm TIL the Norwegian Lundehund is a breed with 6 toes that is so flexible it can bend its head all the way back touch it's own spine and can splay it's legs 90 degrees to its sides
PMPg TIL that the reigning boxing Heavy Weight Champion of the World is also a PhD and an MP in his native Ukraine.