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Today I learned that Stanford did a study on how memes and other internet ideas spread.

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wo0P1 TIL that most tap water when left out for a day will increase in pH approx. 1 unit (turns more basic) as dissolved CO2 degasses
5VLjr TIL of the SS Princess Sophia disaster. It ran aground on a reef in Alaska, but the weather was too rough to attempt a rescue or evacuation and it sank after 40 hours, killing everyone on board.
N7aDb TIL that Magnus Carlsen (one of the best chess players ever) lost a professional game when his opponent made an illegal move.
6EGBQ TIL that in 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people’s clothes. These cameras had special lenses that use infrared light, which allowed you to see through some types of clothing.
LDe0 TIL the instinctive, irrational urge to jump from high places is normal, and called l'appel du vide.