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TIL Psychologists think you can be either social or analytical at one time - and those factors suppress each other. If you’re being social, your analytical skills are suppressed, and vice versa.

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M7jAA TIL that at the onset of War in the Pacific Franklin Delano Roosevelt knew extremely detailed information about every island in the Pacific, which he learned thanks to his hobby of stamp collecting
e0nj5 TIL that TLC planned to make a reality show about NASCAR wives but cancelled it before airing because the wives got along too well
jvgN TIL: Deep Purple were recognized by The Guinness Book of World Records as the “globe’s loudest band” when in a concert at the London Rainbow Theatre their sound reached 117 dB. Three of their audience members were rendered unconscious.
KONwB TIL the three point line didn't start in the NBA until 1979, 1986 for NCAA and 1987 for high school.
69KXm TIL that the vehicle from the 1977 post-apocalyptic box office flop "Damnation Alley" was repurposed as the "Paperboy 2000" in comedian Chris Elliot's 1990s sitcom "Get a Life"