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TIL That one "Fathom" (as in measuring the depths of sea) equals 6 feet.

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mxgPE TIL in psychology and behavioral economics, the endowment effect is the finding that people are more likely to retain an object they own than acquire that same object when they do not own it.
kORgW TIL that in 1969, at the height of the Cold War, the Apollo 11 crew carried commemorative medals to the moon to honor two Soviet cosmonauts who died as part of the USSR's human spaceflight program
dDRX7 TIL having nostalgia for a time you've never known is called Anemoia.
MM77 TIL that it’s the 20th anniversary of the first Beavis and Butthead episode.
1rkX TIL there is a term called “zugzwang,” to describe a situation in chess where a player would prefer not moving at all when it’s his turn, because moving any piece would worsen his current position. A player who is forced to make a move in this situation is said to be “in zugzwang.”