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TIL those who respond to things negatively are judged as more intelligent than those who respond positively. As one researcher summarized it, “Only pessimism sounds profound. Optimism sounds superficial.”

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R1E7 TIL that the AIDS epidemic in Atlanta, GA is as bad as a third world country
9Y8d7 TIL that during the 1946 election for sheriff in Athens, Tennessee a deputy refused to let an elderly black man vote. When the man dropped his ballot and ran, the deputy shot him in the back. This catalyst led to WWII veterans laying siege on the officers holed up in a prison.
Z84mR TIL about Air New Zealand flight 901, which provided sightseeing flyovers of Antarctica until it crashed into the side of Mount Erebus in November 1979. Most of the wreckage is still there, and can periodically be seen during warmer weather.
jNG4j TIL The US Navy uses dolphins to help it defend the world's largest stock pile of nuclear weapons at naval Base Kitsap.
Ko5Q TIL it is illegal to live with your SO before marriage in Mississippi, and it’s punishable by up to 6 months in jail