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TIL about the Grey Rock Method: a technique to deal with manipulative or toxic people by acting uninteresting, like a “grey rock.” Minimal engagement and neutral responses discourage their behavior, helping you to maintain boundaries and protect your peace.

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OG6g1 TIL a Christian mob killed the female universal genius Hypatia in 415 A.D. The mob stripped Hypatia naked, cut out her eyeballs, tore her body to pieces and dragged her limbs through the city. Hypatia was depicted as a teacher of mathematics, philosophy and astronomy.
0DY1 TIL in the State of Nevada, it is illegal to willingly collect and harvest Rainwater
5YjJn TIL: In an Irish WWII POW camps. Prisoners were allowed leave the camp for Pub visits, dances with the locals, fishing, golfing trips and fox hunts. On the condition that they promised not to escape.
OGZr4 TIL that the 2022 DC superhero “Batgirl” was the most expensive ‘abandoned’ movie in history. Warner Bros. already spent over $90M finishing it, and the film was in post- production, when they decided not to release it.
xAX1 TIL Nestle’s enormous California (water) bottling plant is on an Indian reservation so they don’t have to adhere to government water restrictions during droughts or report on how much water they’re actually using.