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TIL Pareidolia is a type of illusion or misperception involving a vague or obscure stimulus being perceived as something clear and distinct. For example, in the discolorations of a burnt tortilla one sees the face of Jesus.

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g5KA TIL that a guy once required a desk made of Lego in his employment contract and that his employer actually held up their end of the deal
jNyQn Today I learned there is a global population of 50 endemic Marsican brown bears in the Abbruzzo region, Italy. Despite conservation efforts, the critically endangered population continues to dwindle.
JYvKm TIL about the Gordian Knot, a supposedly impossible knot to untie. An oracle declared that whomever opened the knot would become ruler of all Asia. Alexander the Great, unsuccessful at loosening the knot, simply sliced it in half with his sword, fulfilling the prophecy.
m1XkM TIL that the plastic garbage bag was invented by three Canadians in 1950
O8Ya TIL the next generation of tank armour will consist of an outer and inner metal shell and a capacitor. the incoming round will connect a circuit as it impacts the inner shell, causing a massive charge to be dumped into it. this will turn it into a cloud of plasma, eliminating the kinetic energy.