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TIL the Myers-Briggs has no scientific basis whatsoever.

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0AWA TIL: Senators used to be appointed by State legislatures, so that the Senate would actually represent State’s rights.
78MGr TIL of the Salem Hypothesis which is based on the observation that people who claim scientific expertise, whilst advocating creationism, tend to be engineers. The hypothesis postulates that engineering predisposes people to creationism (with the sole exception of chemical engineers).
9YwQD TIL that after Italy's loss against Sweden yesterday this marks the first time in 59 years Italy isnt attending the World Cup. The previous time Italy didnt attend, the World Cup was held in Sweden.
Jx7B TIL Tesla runs an entire island on solar power. The island of Ta'u in American Samoa used to consume 300 gallons of diesel fuel daily to run generators, fuel that had to be bought and shipped, but Tesla’s solar panels and power packs provide 6 megawatt-hours of energy storage
yvRX TIL that North Korea is following 3 accounts on Twitter. Two are propaganda and the other is a 25 year old American from Texas. Nobody knows why.