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TIL: Facts are increasingly ineffective at convincing people to change their minds and in fact will only root people deeper in their original beliefs.

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0V5y TIL that ‘Kung-Fu Panda’ (2008) was so successful in China that it caused a national debate on why Westerners made a better film about Chinese culture than the Chinese themselves
neKer TIL that cashews are in the same family as posion ivy and sumac, and their shells will give you a similar rash
6mVm TIL the Philadelphia Phillies’ triple-A team, the Iron Pigs, has an award-winning urinal video game. It’s point and shoot.
ADGg4 TIL that according to the United States Flag Code, the flag “should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever.” This includes paper napkins or plates printed with the design.
p88Vp TIL that in 2004, a movie theater was found in the Paris Catacombs, with a fully stocked bar, a number of seats, and movies dating back to the 1950s.