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TIL Belgrade has been razed to the ground 44 times.

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EgY8x TIL of "The Paradox of Choice." Research indicates that when we are given too many options to choose from, we tend to end up less satisfied than if we had fewer options to choose from. Increased choice leads to higher expectations, followed by regret and self-blame.
Wg4B TIL: There is an Ikea effect in which a person places a disproportionately high value on objects that they partially assembled themselves, regardless of the quality of the end result.
BgX9d TIL- Blackberry is still alive and has evolved. It's hiring all over the world currently and is valued at $2.09B.
xVd0B TIL about Guangxi Massacre occurring between 1966 and 1976 in China. Massive human cannibalism occurred even though no famine existed. Public records indicate that at least 137 people were eaten by others and at least thousands of people participated in the cannibalism.
logVG TIL that zucchinis and pumpkins are actually members of the same species, and the word "zucchini", in fact, comes from the Italian word for "pumpkin".