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TIL the act of attributing causal relationship between unrelated actions and events is called "Magical thinking", for example "If I don't brush my teeth today my dog will die", and is considered a form of OCD.

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DLWr TIL that former Saints Safety Darren Sharper was already accused of rape in Nevada, Louisiana and Arizona when he was finally arrested for drugging and raping two women in Los Angeles. Investigators around the nation repeatedly failed to follow up on leads and test rape kits.
WpAN TIL that rather than wasting water on doing laundry, Astronauts on the International Space Station eject their dirty worn clothes into space to burn in the Earth’s atmosphere.
woGbY TIL in the 18 months leading up to the 9/11 attacks, CIA had 2 of the hijackers under surveillance within the US but kept it secret from the FBI
LkO9V Concorde’s top speed is actually limited by temperature, not power and they were always painted white to help keep everything cool.
MeEK7 TIL of Osita Iheme, the legendary meme kid, who is actually a 38 year old actor in the Nigerian film industry. The film Aki na Ukwa was one of his most successful films, which is also the source of most of his memes.