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TIL leaderless groups tend to elect self-centered and narcissistic individuals as leaders

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D19kr TIL that Ecuador is named after being on the equator and is in fact the only country in the world named after a geographical feature
Vd4p TIL a lottery has been set up in 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden to stimulate safe driving - people who drive below speed limit automatically qualify - lottery is funded by fines
eBPn TIL of the Blue House Raid, an attempt by North Korea to assassinate the South Korean president. The plot was foiled when South Koreans who were captured by the would be assassins were let go with the promise they would not call the police. They called the police.
6owW TIL during 9/11 rescue dogs had found such few survivors, their handlers had to hide and allow the dogs to find them to boost spirits
VBOlk TIL the writers of In Living Color put decoy sketches in the script packets that were given to the Fox execs in order to preoccupy the censor enough to allow them to get away other material.