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TIL that showing people facts that contradict their beliefs actually reinforces those beliefs

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0dk0A TIL Ben & Jerry's has a 'Flavor Graveyard' with tombstones for flavors which are no longer sold
gMb9b TIL That the British presided over the death of over 16 million Indians due to negligence/ignorance/mismanagement of famines and prevention of relief efforts, and then deliberately starved to 1.5 - 4 million Indians to death during WW2.
D1Xxg TIL how Mormon culture made Utah a hotbed for Multi-level marketers with at least 15 major MLMs in Utah County alone, generating billions in annual revenue and making direct sales the second-biggest industry in Utah behind tourism
BgLMD TIL: Shoes discovered in Titanic wreckage are typically found in pairs because they were worn by victims when they died. The bodies disintegrated but the shoes remain due to tannic acid in leather
LQ5Dp TIL that there are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe.