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TIL WWE has trademarked the bible reference “3:16”. Wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin used the phrase to taunt the born-again Christian, Jake Roberts, following a match and it became a hit. “Austin 3:16” went on to become Steve Austin’s signature catchphrase and T-Shirt.

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4XZy6 TIL the first on-screen lesbian kiss on American TV came on the legal series L.A. Law in 1991
R7kk9 TIL A 3M tape plant accidentally created a force field of static electricity that was strong enough to prevent humans from passing through. A person near this "wall" was unable to turn, and so had to walk backwards to retreat from it.
RGE8 TIL “Confirmation bias” is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses while giving disproportionately less consideration to alternative possibilities.
a8jrA TIL that young female chimpanzees in the wild play with sticks like dolls, revealing possible biological and social roots for gendered play behaviors
PY8WJ TIL that a study was once done in which a man wore goggles that inverted his vision. His eyes gradually adapted to this change, and after 10 days his vision seemed rightside-up again and he was able to function normally.