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Today I learned that Yhprums law [Everything that can work, will work] is exact opposite to Murphy Law [Anything that can go wrong will go wrong]. Both literally and in meaning.

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abKJ TIL there is an RC car that returns Javelins to the Olympic athletes. Here’s the video from London 2012.
rrQx TIL that in 1958, Robert Lane named his child Winner. He named his next child loser. Winner went on to go to prison, while loser became an NYPD Sergeant.
dD7AB TIL A group of conspirators intending to assassinate Easter Roman Emperor Nikephoros Phokas entered his bedchamber at night disguised in women's clothing. Initially the got scared because he wasn't in his bed as expected: an ascetic army veteran, Nikephoros liked sleeping on the floor
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