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TIL Napoleon III popularized the term Latin America to justify taking control of Mexico

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0dM4N TIL of the Pratfall Effect, where highly competent individuals tend to become more likeable after committing mistakes while average-seeming individuals tend to become less likeable even if they commit the same mistakes.
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