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TIL of Spurious Correlation. A phenomenon where two unrelated events coincidentally occur in the same pattern over time, such as the 99% correlation between the divorce rate in Maine and the per capita consumption of margarine.

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VBw88 TIL that groups of male ducks forcefully mate with a female
e9Gg TIL that the Sr-71 was so fast that if a missile was fired at it the evasion method was to outrun it.
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9YYDm TIL fiddle and violin are the same instrument. The difference is in how they're played