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TIL that praising a child’s intelligence is counterproductive and ultimately makes them dumber. However, praising the process of problem solving makes a child smarter.

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0wr9p TIL a necklace recovered from the wreck of the Titanic, belonging to First Class passenger Eleanor Widener, was stolen from a museum in Copenhagen in 2011. Though a priceless historical artifact, the necklace was only valued at $19K, so the museum offered a reward of just $1,000 for its return.
GrLj TIL that cab drivers in London have much larger hippocampi, which is the brain region responsible for the formation of new memories, than other people.
XEOvj TIL that in ancient Athenian democracy leaders where chosen by a form of lottery as it was felt that if voting was used the rich and powerful would have unfair advantages to influence voters.
D7lv TIL of a living 6000-year-old hollow tree in South Africa, which contains a wine cellar and bar that can hold up to 60 people
7AQL TIL There was a girl who ate almost nothing besides chicken nuggets since she was 2.