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TIL that Neff (2003) argued that compassion is our common humanity and that Gilbert and Choden (2014) say that because of this compassion isn’t unidirectional but it is a dynamic flow reflected in actions of love and kindness towards each other.

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dnbj TIL there is a hotel that sits right on the border of Switzerland and France. A set of stairs started in France and ended in Switzerland upstairs. The upper rooms were thus ideal as a hideout for French Resistance members during WWII as the Nazis weren’t allowed to cross into the Swiss side.
lp97 TIL there is a town in NY known as Oniontown, where residents are rumored to be so xenophobic (and inbred) they will attack anyone who drives there.
pk0Z TIL that the final scene in the Seinfeld episode “The Marine Biologist” was written in front of the live studio audience minutes before taping it. The take used in production was the first take that they shot.
Ypvgd TIL of The Conqueror, a 1956 movie produced by Howard Hughes, starring John Wayne and filmed downwind from a nuclear weapons testing site. 91 crew members later developed cancer including Wayne and his two sons. Panned by critics, Hughes purchased every print to keep it out of circulation.
E1apw TIL In May 2019, North Face Brazil's ad agency replaced WikiP photos of popular outdoor destinations with photos featuring people wearing North Face products. This was only discovered after they posted a video bragging about it.