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TIL a recent U.K. study found that police are just as likely as the general public to believe psychological myths relevant to the legal system, but have more confidence in the accuracy of those erroneous beliefs than the average citizen.

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E1KGX TIL that wood knots are formed by new wood growing around dead branches from when the tree was younger
9YnmM TIL that the first album to sell over a million copies was Calypso by Harry Belafonte
JYLKv TIL that, in Huangluo, the average hair length of the 120 women is 1,7 meters : they only cut their hair once in their life (at age 16) and the remains are attached to their current growing strands, along with their daily fallings strings of hair.
0we6A TIL Those who see Earth from space experience “The Overview Effect:” A remarkable sense of connection with the rest of the human race, and a desire for world peace.
neaMG TIL that rhino horn is NOT considered an aphrodesiac in Chinese "medicine", and that this is a misinterpretation of Chinese texts. However, due to the repetition of this misinterpretation in the West, people in Viet Nam are starting to believe the rumor, and demand there is surging because of it.