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TIL about the fundamental attribution error. A theory in social psychology which posits that people tend to overattribute the behaviour of others to their personality and underattribute them to situation or context

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d8A77 TIL of the so-called "Ace of the Aces." An American fighter pilot who had 40 wins, more than any other during during WWII. His name? Dick Bong.
Mwl0 TIL: That Samuel L. Jackson has a slight stutter. To help himself avoid stuttering he would “pretend to be people who didn’t stutter”, and used the curse word, motherf@*&%er as an affirmation word
6EDdJ TIL the record for most rainfall from a single storm is 253 inches, which fell on the island of Réunion during Cyclone Hyacinthe in January 1980
E15v7 TIL that United States Army had a tactical deception unit called "Ghost Army" during the WW2, it consisted of 1100 soldiers, their job was to deceive the enemy by inflatable tanks, sound trucks, and fake radio transmissions.
VMndD TIL about "False uniqueness bias," which refers to people underestimating the number of others who share their positive traits ("unlike most people, I exercise") and overestimating the number of people who share their negative traits ("everybody smokes").