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TIL about Faroppo Lorenzo. He was an Italian man who voluntarily buried himself alive for 7 days.

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X0kXD TIL that reductio ad absurdum is when you attempt to reduce an argument to absurdity (I.e The Earth cannot be flat; otherwise, since the Earth is assumed to be finite in extent, we would find people falling off the edge.)
mxJYp TIL that the USSR has missiles pointed at a hot dog stand in the Pentagon because they believed it led to a top secret meeting room
E1B7X TIL the primary cause of procrastination is NOT laziness or poor time management, it’s negative emotions. When doing a task, if you felt negative emotions such as anxiety, boredom, or stress, then next time your brain will try to distract you or rationalize yourself out of doing the task.
ORke TIL On June 28, 2009, Stephen Hawking held a party open to all, complete with hors d'oeuvres and iced champagne, but only publicized the party after it was over so that only time-travellers would know to attend; as expected, nobody showed up to the party.
aJAM TIL the Curiosity sang “Happy Birthday” to itself on Mars to commemorate one year on the Martian surface