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TIL: Nominative Determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names

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xVJJ1 TIL about Matthew Buchinger who was born with no hands or feet and stood 29 inches tall. He became a remarkable artist, magician, calligrapher and was a marksman with a pistol. He was also married 4 times, and had 14 children by 8 different women.
7Oxr TIL the P in PHP stands for PHP
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PYX1J TIL about Planned Obsolescence, the designing of consumer goods to have a limited lifespan.