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TIL that when you start liking a person just because they like you and show interest in you is actually a psychological phenomenon known as Reciprocal Liking

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ANM9x TIL that Magnus Carlsen intentionally plays non-optimal moves during the opening to force his opponents to think for themselves instead of relying on memorized theory.
QJ5yM Today I learned that Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart was actually originally written for a Broadway musical about vampires in love, which was never made (unfortunately!).
mxW9R TIL minarets (the towers of mosques) are banned in Switzerland
1aMD4 TIL: ANZAC day, April 25, is a national day of remembrance commemorated by 2 nations, Australia and New Zealand, that broadly commemorates all who have served & died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping. the date is the anniversary of the ill fated invasion of Gallipoli, Turkey in WW1
nWVyW TIL that self-hacking by virus is not only a mechanism in BioShock