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TIL: In 1982, scientists resubmitted published articles to major psychology journals. Almost none of the reviewers noticed that the articles had already been published, and nearly all of the reviewers said the articles had "serious methodological flaws."

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wLaNW TIL that the “Horned crocodile -faced hell heron” dinosaur was one of two new dinosaur species recently discovered on the UK’s Isle of Wight. Each were about 30 feet long and lived 125 million years ago.
9BnX TIL when Spanish explorers first tried to talk to the Mayans they said “Uic athan,” which is ‘We don’t understand’ in their language. This misunderstanding gave the Yucatan Peninsula its name
R5L07 TIL multiple recent studies have shown detrimental roles played by maltodextrin in the intestinal environment, suggesting that this broadly used food additive may play a role in the rapid increased incidence of chronic inflammatory disorders
kgE7 TIL that the Mushroom upgrade sound effect from Super Mario Bros is just a highly-sped up arpeggio similar to the end-of-level celebration theme. (Watch at about 0:57 to 1:08).
aMxJ TIL that life might have existed as early as 15 million years after the Big Bang.