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TIL that People Who Frequently Swear Are Less Likely To Lie or Deceive According Journal Published in Social Psychological and Personality Science

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nW5gb TIL that, in US politics, Republicans have been consistently “red” and Democrats “blue” only since the 2000 election; The New York Times made the choice because "red begins with r, Republican begins with r[.]"
4XmDN TIL every location in the universe has its own observable universe, which may or may not overlap with the one centered on Earth.
WRg4 TIL that there are 78 species and subspecies of animals and plants that are extinct in the wild. All of them exist only in zoos or nature preserves.
xVDBk TIL: When chicago radio station “the loop” was replaced by a Christian music station. They signed off with highway to hell!
9YolG TIL that David Vogel, then-president of production at Disney, was fired from his position for buying the rights to the script for Sixth Sense for $3M, because he bought it without permission.