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TIL people who believe in the paranormal are more likely to “see” nonexistant things in images

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JYga8 TIL Tatooine from Star Wars is a real town in Tunisia spelled Tataouine and famous for its cave dwellings
GRoQ TIL In 2008, the Dutch voted ‘Swaffelen’ as word of the year. It means to repeatedly smack one’s penis against something
wL5Qo TIL scientists have discovered how to implant false memories in mice. While false memories have been induced behaviorally for decades, and we can now boost our memory capacity, only recently have we been able to neurologically implant memories by filling neurons with laser light.
ADr74 TIL that the FBI has a rapid deployment Art Crime Team consisting of 20 special agents. Since its conception in 2004, it has recovered over 15,000 items valued at over $800,000,000
Z8omD TIL that Miserere Mei, Deus, a piece of choral music, was a closely guarded secret by the Catholic Church until Mozart went to see it and copied it down off of memory. Instead of being excommunicated like he should have been, Mozart received the Order of the Golden Spur, and it was published.