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TIL about the Cheerleader Effect which makes people look more attractive when in groups

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VMMAk TIL James Watson (DNA co-inventor), had to auction off his Nobel Prize Medal in 2014 due to poverty. A Russian billionaire bought it for $4.1M and returned it back to Watson stating, "a situation in which an outstanding scientist has to sell a medal recognising his achievements is unacceptable."
rR8J0 TIL that in the USA, emails are considered “abandoned” after 180 days. The government can look at these emails without a warrant thanks to the Electronic Communications Protection Act.
e0mnD TIL 49 out of 50 states in America charge inmates for the cost of their own incarceration
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