› added 10 months ago

180

TIL that Peter Gabriel's only US #1 single ("Sledgehammer") knocked his former band Genesis' only US #1 single ("Invisible Touch") off the top of the charts in 1986.

Read more theguardian.com

via reddit.com

mxrRp TIL Precision refers to how tightly clustered your data is; accuracy refers to how close that data is to the real value. You might have a dozen miscalibrated thermometers that all tell you the wrong temperature with a very high degree of precision.
0d1VN TIL that a company released an app in 2016 that allowed users to review other humans similar to Yelp for businesses. Ambiguity as to whether it was opt-in and how much control users had over negative reviews led to public outcry. It was taken down soon after.
ne467 TIL the popular arcade game NBA Jam was thought to be haunted. During demo mode, the machines would randomly shout “Petrovic”, the name of an NBA player who died in a car accident shortly after the game finished production.
e0aln TIL In 1955 GE scientist Tracy Hall manufactured the first Synthetic Diamonds that are widely used today in many industrial applications; for compensation, he was given a $10 savings bond.
EgD1P TIL Nostalgia regulates loneliness by affirming social support. Research suggests that by using nostalgia, interventions can be successful in reducing the sense of loneliness and lack of self worth.