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TIL that the Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities.

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pYQgA TIL when Christine “Moose” McGlade showed up at the first audition for You Can’t Do That On Television, she had no intention of auditioning and was there as emotional support for a friend. Show creator Roger Price insisted she audition or leave. She decided to audition and was made the show's host.
n5aP TIL That the last two speakers of a dying Mexican language, Ayapaneco, refused to speak to each other because they didn’t like each other
xNQk TIL Patagonia is the only company in the outdoor industry to ethically source their down, auditing the entire process from egg to adult goose
p8Ywb TIL in 1948 Canada wasn't going to sent a Hockey team to the Olympics, so the Royal Canadian Air Force sent some servicemen to represent the country, and they won Gold.
awa6N TIL on Nov 22, 1963 while watching TV reports of JFK's death, Annie Shapiro had a stroke and slipped into a coma. 29 years later she awoke in bed as a 79 year old grandmother still married to her husband. Her first words upon sitting up were "Turn on the television. I want to watch I Love Lucy"