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TIL that the psychological phenomenon of recalling the past more positively than it was actually experienced is called Rosy Retrospection

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xVB9b TIL there is a Kurdish saying that they have “no friends but the mountains”. This is due to their status as a stateless minority and frequent betrayal by their allies.
M7jw0 TIL I learnt that your stomach starts just below your left tit
7AAp TIL a .25 square mile town of 5 people was created in New Jersey just so the country club members could play golf on Sunday.
kJK5 TIL that Mark Twain appeared on film only once. The footage was shot by Thomas Edison in 1909, a year before Twain’s death. In addition, there exists no recording of Twain’s voice.
gBl4 TIL 17-year-old Harvard student, Ted Kaczynski, was one of 22 subjects in the CIA-sponsored Project MKUltra. It focused on measuring people’s reactions under extreme stress. Assaults to their egos, cherished ideas and beliefs were the vehicle used to cause high levels of stress and distress.