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TIL "Eddie Would Go." Eddie would go is a cult saying attributed to lifeguard legend Eddie Aikau. Eddie saved over 500 people while lifeguarding. Ultimately he died while trying to save others. He was often cited as braving conditions that nobody else would in order to save others. Eddie would go

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1aYnD TIL that when the 1982 Tylenol murders occured, Johnson & Johnson recalled 31 million bottles of Tylenol capsules despite it being their bestselling product and accounted for 17% of J&J's profits. However, the move was a huge PR success and is now studied as an exemplary case of crisis management.
kO6NW TIL Humans are psychologically hardwired to blame the victim. The “just-world bias” happens because our brains crave predictability, and as such, we tend to blame victims of unfairness rather than reject the comforting worldview suggesting that good will be rewarded and evil punished.
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