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TIL Although it is lauded as an excellent psychological tool by Government Agencies, Businesses, and even some schools, the Myers-Briggs Personality Test has been deemed useless by modern psychological experts.

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gD7X TIL that because babies listen to the languages spoken around them while still in the womb, they develop distinctive cries that reflect this when they’re born. Thus - babies cry with an accent, making it possible to distinguish a French baby from a German baby, based purely on the way they cry.
kOwkg TIL black holes aren't totally black, as energy is released to compensate for mass that enters the black hole, and this faint glow is called Hawking radiation after Stephen Hawking, who figured it out
PYBWE TIL about Izecksohn's Brazilian treefrog (Xenohyla truncata), the only known frugivorous frog species. It feeds on fruit, seeds, pods, pulp flowers and arthropods. It locates the fruit and simply snaps it, swallowing it whole. They eat insects just like any other frog when fruits are unavailable.
A5Ll TIL Dragon Ball characters are named by theme. For example, Saiyans all have vegetable-themed puns (e.g. Vegeta, Kakarot, Raditz) while Frieza’s clan is named after fridges/freezers or food that goes in them (e.g. Appule, Raspberry, Sorbet)
LQgvv TIL in 1545 some French winemakers prosecuted and threatened to excommunicate a group of Weevils. The weevils were given their own land, but returned 45 years later, reigniting another 8-month long trial. The final verdict was eaten by weevils.