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TIL - More Facebook usage decreases Self-Esteem by r = -.20 which is a high correlation

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8aoWZ TIL in 2004 there were more British free range and organic eggs being sold than could ever possibly be laid in UK farms. After delivery drivers began suspecting that the "industrial eggs" they delivered were being relabeled, investigators found that Keith Owen had sold 100m mislabeled eggs
LLg9 TIL calorie counts in food labels are based on 19th century research, that has been dismissed since, as being vague approximations that don’t project the truth that the calories we get change considerably depending on the structure of the food, how it is processed, and the physiology of the eater
ne4Wd TIL the highest priority alert that can be issued is an Emergency Action Notification (EAN), sometimes called a “presidential alert”. An EAN sets into motion a series of events that causes all US TV and radio stations to become linked together to simulcast the President, or another federal official.
6EbjQ TIL about Ted Slauson who memorized hundreds of prices for prizes on “The Price is Right," and he helped a constant guess the exact price on the Showcase Showdown
9mD6 TIL that two guys once wore hi-vis vests and got into a Coldplay concert unnoticed (among other places including a zoo)