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7KW7 TIL that a double-blind study which was published in Nature showed that experienced astrologers are no better at determining people’s psychological traits based on the location of the stars during their birth than someone who is randomly guessing them.
QNX9L TIL the province of Quebec was renamed by the British after its capital city. Prior to that, it was simply called “Canada” by the French
4XYOb TIL Despite widespread belief by the public and many clinical psychologists, repressed memory remains unproven and highly controversial.
m18MY TIL that 65% of cancer survivors surveyed by war on cancer said that they had been ghosted by friends or family after their diagnosis.
ADPlo TIL a pair of Miami DJ's prank called Fidel Castro in 2003. They pretended to be Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to get Castro on the line, and had a brief chat before telling Castro he had been fooled. Castro responded with a brief verbal tirade. The radio station was later fined $4,000