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TIL about Paul Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement, a measure for the credibility of a rebuttal to an argument, explored in his 2008 essay (link to essay in comment)

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j6nZX TIL that Mozart's full name was "Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart." He often went by the German name "Gottlieb," which means "beloved by God." After his death, he became widely known by the Latin version of his name, "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart."
Rpx1 TIL that the Beatles once approached Stanley Kubrick with the idea of shooting Lord of the Rings films… Starring themselves. Tolkein shot them down.
W79ao TIL that in 2009, after Steve Irwin's death, a new species of snail was named after him in honor of his memory: The Crikey Steveirwini. 🐌
WkW18 TIL Junior Bridgeman a former NBA player who was not a star in the league, took his earnings from the NBA and invested them into food franchises. He now has a net worth of $600 million only behind Michael Jordan as the richest NBA player in history.
kK4e TIL that “Amen” means “So be it.”