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TIL that People who understand evolutionary theory are more likely to accept it, even if they are religious or politically conservative.

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8ajoZ TIL that there are ancient languages that are considered untranslatable or ‘extinct’ because we have no descendant languages to use as a frame of reference for translation. One example is the Etruscan language of Italy that belonged to people who lived in Italy before the Romans.
rEd4 TIL Americans didn’t lose their British accent, the British accent evolved; Brits used to sound more like Americans rather than vice versa.
awmlo TIL in 1930 a British anthropologist discovered bowling by ancient Egyptians
rRrVM TIL of Agness, a town in rural SE Oregon, that is serviced by USPS mailboat due to mountainous and isolated terrain.
JY8yk Today I learned about Parasocial Relationships, where one person pours emotions and effort into the relationship and the other doesn't know the first exists