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TIL of Brandolini's Law which says that bullshit claims require an entire order of magnitude more effort to refute than that which produced them.

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v10nx TIL that in 1945 during WWII American soldiers and Nazis teamed up to save a bunch of purebred horses held by the Nazis
jN0JN TIL: Until the late '60s Disneyland banned male guests who had long hair
9w40M TIL Since 2011, Chinese astronauts are officially banned from visiting the International Space Station
awlyb TIL that Canadian Senators have a mandatory retirement age of 75.
R7gV4 TIL early coffee shops in England were frequented by students, philosophers, and other intellectuals who engaged in reasoned debate on the latest issues of the day. The shops charge a penny for admission, and were dubbed ‘Penny Universities’ for the alternative form of education they offered