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TIL of the CSI Effect. Due to popular TV shows exaggerating the capabilities and techniques of forensic science in criminal investigations, many jurors have begun to demand a greater amount of evidence from the prosecution during trials, raising the standard of proof needed for a conviction.

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P1gQn TIL just 2 months after 9/11 an Airbus crashed into a Queens neighborhood, killing all 260 people on board and 5 people on the ground. Despite fears of another terror attack the cause was determined to be pilot error leading to mechanical failure.
16MZ8 TIL "emotional labor" is the process of managing feelings and expressions to fulfill the emotional requirements of a job, including regulating their personas during interactions, suppression of expressions of felt emotions and expression of emotions that aren't actually felt
PYKgO TIL that the word restaurant comes from the first public dining establishments in Paris. The kitchens sold soups and broths which were advertised as 'restoratives' which is where we get the modern word restaurant from.
QNgkE TIL that for one species of moth, the male will shoot layers of hairs drenched in plant toxins onto the female to protect her from predators while he mates with her because copulation takes such a long time. This practice is called protective nuptial festooning!
Me8AK TIL Tom Kenny was laughing so much during the recording of the Spongebob episode 'Sailor Mouth' that they had to record him while he lay on the floor of the sound booth.