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TIL of the Ikea effect. It is a psychological bias that causes us to over-value things that we build or assemble ourselves.

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9wKBp TIL Former US first lady Jane Pierce was extremely reluctant to move into the White House. Before her husband Franklin Pierce became president, she prayed every night that he would lose the presidential election. She is said to have fainted upon hearing the news of his nomination.
loynK TIL that in the first Terminator movie, they had such a small budget that they performed scenes without permits. So much so, that one scene required Arnold to punch a car even though they didn't own it.
awpVA TIL that a Kuwaiti woman wanted to take revenge on her husband for taking a second wife, so she poured petrol on the tent where women and children were celebrating in the wedding, killing 57 and injuring 90 others.
8xd4 TIL Nicholas Cage bought a pyramid-shaped tomb in New Orleans’ oldest cemetery to be his final resting place.
l5NA TIL that you can use your old Android devices or idle time in your computer to cure diseases, study global warming, discover pulsars, and do many other types of scientific research.