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TIL of the Dunning–Kruger effect, a phenomenon in which an incompetent person is too incompetent to understand his own incompetence

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e0MKL TIL making girls play video games improves their spatial intelligence to match boys
nWl1b TIL That a prisoner attempted to sue Satan and his Staff. One of several reasons the case was dismissed was that that Satan was a foreign prince. And if sued as a defendant, he would be able to claim sovereign immunity from suit.
7J6O TIL there is a mushroom found in Europe and North America known as chicken-of-the-woods (Laetiporus sulphureus). It tastes like chicken, crab or lobster.
BrVPb TIL birds are not affected by capsaicin - the chemical compound that makes spicy peppers feel hot. So you can keep squirrels and other animals out of bird feeders by adding some hot peppers.
NXBoN TIL Brandon Lee died while filming a movie which is dedicated to him and his fiancee, and that movie was written about the death of the author’s fiancee.