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TIL there is a logical fallacy called the fallacy fallacy, the fallacy of overusing fallacy in the analysis of arguments

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OKQ1 TIL the first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face
b96YZ The rise of Genghis Khan and the Mongolian empire was responsible for the annihilation of an estimated 40 million people, but there were clearly more than a few conquests off the battlefield as well. A 2003 study suggests that 1 in 200 men are direct descendants of Genghis Khan. Studies of Y-chromosome data found that almost 8 percent of men living in the former Mongolian empire carry nearly identical Y chromosomes. Researchers believe this is attributed to a unique set of social selection circumstances put into play by the spread of the Mongolian empire. In this week’s "Today I Learned," research scientist Albert Lin elaborates on Genghis Khan as a romantic.
5Yl1R TIL 1897, a ghost’s testimony was admitted as evidence to a United States Superior Court trial that resulted in a conviction. Edward Shue was accused of killing his wife, Zona Shue, and four weeks later her ghost appeared before her mother with post mortem statements that detailed Edward’s crime.
BgdZb TIL: Experts believe the word/name "Dad" originated from infantile or childish speech because there is no historical record/language of where the word originated from.
Y77Vv TIL that 83% of radiologists missed a gorilla that was inserted into images of the lungs during a nodule detection task.