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TIL Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse where the abuser manipulates situations repeatedly to trick the victim into distrusting his or her own memory and perceptions.

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rxm4 TIL that Kim Jong-un’s great-grandfather was a Korean independence activist and a devout Christian missionary.
oBg5K TIL that the 1993 film Demolition Man jokes that Arnold Schwarzenegger serves as President of the United States in the future. Coincidentally, a day short of exactly ten years after the film's release, Schwarzenegger was elected as Governor of California.
d7xZ TIL An Ottawa shooter attempted to rob a McDonalds with pointed stick. He wanted to be in jail because he believed it was the only way to overcome his crack cocaine addiction.
KYLpB TIL in 2024, scientists developed a biodegradable electronic device that can be implanted in the body to deliver therapies directly to affected areas.
EgDkW TIL that 70% of all recyclable plastic in the US was recycled in China until 2017, when they cut off imports of plastic waste from the US and EU. Today, the vast majority of it ends up in landfills.