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TIL Easter can land in March or April and that’s likely the reason North America doesn't have two set stat holidays each month

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p8e64 TIL when Robert Ballard (professor of oceanography) announced a mission to find the Titanic, it was a cover story for a classified mission to search for lost nuclear submarines. They finished before they were due back, so the team spent the extra time looking for the Titanic and actually found it.
6gkX TIL that octopus wrestling was once a documented hobby.
gMQn4 TIL it’s impossible to speak coherently if you hear your voice as feedback on a phone call, Zoom, etc. Delayed Auditory Feedback disrupts normal speech causing repetition of syllables, mispronunciations, and omissions. These effects are often referred to as “artificial stuttering”.
e04eb TIL there is a free, 24/7 Crisis Line that you can TEXT to talk to someone about depression, anxiety, eating disorders, bullying, suicidal thoughts, and more. [US: 741741 - UK: 85258 - Canada: 686868]
77rr TIL Godwin’s Law: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches 1”