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TIL the Myers-Briggs has no scientific basis whatsoever.

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v1xlj TIL in WW2 an RAF Airman jumped out of his burning plane with no functioning parachute and freefell 18,000 feet. He survived with minor injuries.
rRloW TIL An abusive relationship with a narcissist or psychopath tends to follow the same pattern: idealisation, devaluation, and discarding. At some point, the victim will be so broken, the abuser will no longer get any benefit from using them. They then move on to their next target.
yQQXv TIL Doctors use Coca-Cola to dissolve human hairballs (gastric bezoars). Instructions: drink 10 cans within 12 hours.
5LLB TIL Pedro Lascuráin (34th president of Mexico) holds the record for the shortest presidency in the world. He was in office for only 45 minutes.
M70ob TIL from 1929 to 1931 three consecutive Canadian born women won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. It was nearly 90 years before another Canadian man or woman won the top Oscar.