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TIL Gillian Anderson's performance as Dana Scully in The X-Files sparked a phenomenon called the "Scully Effect" where the character's prominence inspired a measurable increase in the amount of women entering the scientific, medical, and law enforcement fields

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PvQO TIL I learned that Bob Marley once said “The people who are trying to make this world worse aren’t taking a day off. How can I?” after armed gunmen attacked his home two days before giving a free concert called “Smile Jamaica”
jNdrv TIL Narcissist abusers learn about your insecurities and use this knowledge maliciously to provoke you. Their faux "innocence" works to catch you off guard and make you believe that they truly didn’t intend to hurt you, until it happens so often you can’t deny the reality of their malice any longer.
MeMeV TIL the Gemini 3 was named Molly Brown in the hope that it wouldn't sink at splashdown. NASA didn't like this and asked astronaut Gus Grissom to change the name, to which he replied "how about the Titanic?". NASA relented, but this was the last time astronauts were allowed to name their capsule.
LQQb9 TIL about Joseph Trombino, a security guard who was seriously injured in the 1981 Brinks heist, almost killed in the 1993 WTC bombing, and ultimately died in the 9/11 attack on the WTC
Lk879 TIL there is a messianic figure in Welsh legend known as "Y Mab Darogan" (meaning "Son of Destiny") who is prophesied to force the Anglo-Saxons out of Britain and reclaim the land for the celts. Many people have been said to hold the title, such as legendary figure King Arthur.