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TIL of Capgras Delusion - A psychological disorder in which a person believes that a friend, family member, or pet has been replaced by an identical imposter.

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8eL1P TIL when Nirvana's opening band, Calamity Jane, got booed off stage at a concert in Buenos Aires, Nirvana decided to teach the crowd a lesson. So before every song of their set, they'd play the intro to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" & then just stop before continuing on to play an obscure song of theirs
0wgy1 TIL the CIA planned a false flag attack to justify war with Cuba but was rejected by JFK.
VyBG TIL that South Korea holds all the Olympics records for Women’s archery and 5/7 of the records for Men’s
4Jp6 TIL Method of Loci is a method of memory enhancement which uses visualizations with the use of spatial memory, familiar information about one’s environment, to quickly and efficiently recall information. This is the method Sherlock Holmes used to solve the cases assigned to him.
9vrQ TIL that 80% of the Tor Project’s budget comes from the US Government