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TIL of the Forer Effect, the observation that individuals will give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that supposedly are tailored specifically for them but are, in fact, vague and general enough to apply to a wide range of people.

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wLOyP TIL in 1913, Gamblers playing Roulette lost Millions of Dollars betting on Red as the Roulette Ball hit Black 26 times in a row. The incident caused outrage as players continued to increase their wagers on Red, believing another Black outcome couldn't happen. The odds of 26 Black = 1 in 136,000,000
rRmDM TIL Alberta is the only place in the world where you are legally allowed to throw coins at strippers
vE4x TIL The seal of the city of Atlanta features a phoenix because it is the only major American city that’s been completely destroyed by war. It was burnt to the ground in 1865.
nePN9 TIL from which types of cosmic events elements come from
PYQme TIL Pierre Joubert (1701-1814), age 113, was believed to have been the oldest person who ever lived. It was later discovered Pierre died in 1766 at age 65 and his son by the same name died in 1814, causing the confusion