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TIL The Backfire Effect is when your beliefs get stronger despite contradictory evidence

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DyVD TIL that in 2008, Italy spent $65,000,000 to bail out the Parmesan cheese industry
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EZNx TIL for the “horse of a different color” effect on The Wizard of Oz, horses were tinted with lemon, cherry and grape Jello powder, which the horses would persistently try to lick off.
6lDm TIL a 10-year-old saved his great-grandmother’s life in a speeding vehicle after she fell unconscious while driving. As they veered into oncoming traffic, the boy grabbed the wheel and guided the car to a halt in a mud filled ditch. Hailed as a hero, he credited his skills to playing Mario Kart.
jm5j TIL Kerry King, guitarist for Slayer, played the guitar riffs and solo for No Sleep till Brooklyn