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TIL it has been scientifically proven that praise rather than criticism is the best way to help employees improve

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yA8 TIL the FBI keeps a publicly-available list of every gang name they come across, indexed by state, and some of the names are hilarious.
wL6LW TIL of 'Sea-lioning' - a type of trolling or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity
4kENo TIL that Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young feuded over Young's diss lyrics on 'Southern man" and "Alabama". They eventually squashed the beef before Ronnie Van Zandt's death. Young will still occasionally cover Sweet Home Alabama in live shows
mxvnM TIL While filming Predator (1987), Jesse Ventura learned from wardrobe that his biceps were larger than Schwarzeneggers; he was so proud that he bet Arnold a bottle of champagne to whoever had the larger arms. Arnold won because he instructed wardrobe to tell the lie to Ventura.
LQbKv TIL that when "The Incredibles" was in production, early footage was shown to a visiting Hayao Miyazaki. When asked if he thought it made sense or was just "American nonsense", Miyazaki replied through an interpreter, "I think it's a very adventurous thing you are trying to do in an American film."