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TIL In 1986 a trained analytic philosopher penned an essay on Bullshit. Bullshit attempts to manipulate listener and is indifferent to lies or facts. Bullshit is vague whereas lies are specific and uncoverable.

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7rgVP TIL That after winning the battle of Kleidion in 1014, the Byzantine Emperor Basil II took an estimated 14,000-15,000 prisoners, and punished them by sorting them into groups of a 100, then blinded 99 men in each one and left a single man in each with one eye so that he could lead the others home.
eplL4 TIL that Jane Pierce, the wife of President Franklin Pierce, was so heartbroken at the loss of their son, Benjamin, that for nearly two years, she remained in the upstairs living quarters of the White House, spending her days writing letters to her dead son.
V9lQ TIL 93% of dog owners in the U.S. say their dog has made them a better person in at least one way, a study found.
rbYe TIL that in 2008 a man dressed up as Santa and used a homemade flamethrower and several guns to terrorize his ex-wife’s family as revenge for their divorce
N871 TIL that people drive on the left side of the road in the UK because during violent feudal times right-handed swordsmen preferred to keep to the left in order to have their right arm nearer to a potential opponent.