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TIL the Myers-Briggs personality test was made by two women without any formal education in the field of Psychology, most of the research supporting its validity come from the Myers-Briggs foundation, and it is widely considered to be just pseudo-science in accademic circles.

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neQ5r TIL the Roman Empire mined so much silver that at peak production they were mining 200 tonnes per year. This was 5 to 10 times larger than the combined amount of silver available to Medieval Europe & Abbasid Caliphate around 800 AD.
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