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TIL Gaslighting or gas-lighting is a form of mental abuse in which information is twisted or spun, selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own memory, perception, and sanity.

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e0P0b TIL Amtrak trains that are running on time stop in their tracks during fall daylight savings time and wait an hour before resuming. For spring forward, the trains automatically fall behind schedule at 2 a.m. and just have to do their best to make up the time
LWN0 TIL Dennis Leary’s hit song “Asshole” was inspired from a set done by a 19 year old comedian, that comedian was Louis CK (Pod Cast 9:15)
We64 TIL when asked what future technology they would most like to have, young adults answered “time travel” more than any age group, while 30-to-49-year-olds wanted robot servants more than any other age group. Senior citizens were the least interested in time travel.
NW6P TIL that pigeons can be trained to differentiate between benign and malignant breast cancers almost as well as the most practiced human consultants
6n6Q TIL there is a stadium in Brazil in which the midfield line lies on the Equator, making each team defend one hemisphere.