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TIL of the Streisand effect, which is an unintended consequence of attempts to hide, remove, or censor information, where the effort instead backfires by increasing awareness of that information.

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YOr7 TIL James Earl Jones was a functional mute until high school, briefly studied pre-med in college and was a US Army Ranger during the Korean War.
7rvkO TIL all of the reindeer depicted at Christmas time with antlers are female as male reindeer would have already shed them.
16Bd TIL False Memory Syndrome is believed to have been abused by multiple therapists in order to convince patients that they have been raped, abused, or were once involved in satanic cults.
kJJbm TIL They make eye glasses for chickens
VBWp TIL In retail slow music is played to keep you shopping and spend more; in restaurants fast music is played to speed up turnaround.