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TIL Caesar Salad originated in the 1920s from Tijuana, Mexico!

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EgWx TIL The Catholic Church believed the first people to use Arabic Numerals were practicing magic and sentenced them to life in prison
KYAK9 TIL in 1940s and 50s America coin-op machines called the “Voice-O-Graph” were commonly available to instantly record a single vinyl record from an attached microphone for a few quarters
0dPR TIL a prisoner was kept in a 9x7 cell w/no light, clock, or calendar. If he left his cell, he was fitted with goggles and headphones. He started having tics and unusual contortions of his body. He became convinced his lawyers were part of an interrogation program and his captors were protectors.
GJyN TIL that when people dont like the way they look in a picture taken by someone else, it’s mostly because our “preffered” self is the one we see in a mirror, therefore a reversed image of what we look like in pictures. (Mere-Exposure Effect)
9PxD TIL that the Hells Angels plotted to kill Mick Jagger in 1975 over Jagger’s public blaming of them for the Altamant concert incident. The plot failed as the boat they supposedly used to approach his residence was nearly sunk by a storm.