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TIL the Backfire Effect occurs when, in the face of contradictory evidence, established beliefs do not change but actually get stronger

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lND7 TIL that to help illustrate the hippo ballerina scene in ‘Fantasia,’ Disney animators hired a 200-pound woman to move about on a sound stage, studying how her flesh quivered and which parts were under the greatest strain.
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