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TIL Telling other people your goals makes you less likely to achieve them. If you want to reach them, science says stop talking

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jNL4E TIL that the Pentagon Building has no marble within it. This is because the Pentagon was built during WW2 amd the source of Marble for the government which was Italy was considered an enemy nation.
yQpLX TIL about negativity bias: negative things have a greater impact on your psychological state than positive things, and your amount of negativity bias impacts your perceptions and preferences.
v1yOL Your risk of being attacked by a shark is about 11.5 million to one. That means you're more likely to be struck by lightning or die from the flu than fall victim to a shark attack.
5YWAp TIL about Indian Head Rock...an 8-ton boulder that was taken from a river between Ohio & Kentucky that led to a legal fight between the two states.
7JOP TIL Laika, the first animal in space, did not die peacefully by poison as initially reported, but died with in hours from overheating & stress. Russia kept it secret until 2002.