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TIL The following are some signs that may help you identify a pathological liar: they often talk about experiences and accomplishments in which they appear heroic; they’re also the victim in many of their stories, often looking for sympathy; their stories tend to be elaborate and very detailed

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dDva9 TIL the Paralympics started because of disabilities resulting from WW2, so this will be the first one in Paris even though it’s hosted the Olympics three times.
kA9m TIL a professor at Princeton found that our brains sometimes process images of people who are poor or homeless as if they were not humans but things.
OoEYe TIL of the Window Tax in that was forced in England, France, Ireland and Scotland during the 18th and 19th centuries that spawned architectural decisions such as the double dutch doors as it was classified as a door to avoid the tax, but functioned as a window.
GAv7N TIL that when Domino’s Pizza entered the Italian market in 2015, the company had an ambitious plan of opening 880 outlets across the country by 2030. It got as far as opening 29 branches, that were all closed by 2022
9B5Q TIL one reason that you so often see people holding fans in ancient Japanese paintings/art is because the fan was a common self defense weapon. It had a metal rod inside, and there is an entire martial art dedicated to fighting with the fan.