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TIL our minds have the ability to "override" a sound depending on what you see while hearing the sound. This audio illusion is the McGurk effect and occurs regardless of whether or not you are aware of it.

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E18g0 TIL Single women travellers in Nigeria over age 21 are advised to say they are married even if they are not. If you are over 21 and not married, Nigerians – male and female – will not get it, and you’ll be embroiled in a lengthy and analytical conversation about why you’re not married
mx0Nx TIL that in addition to Neanderthals, another ancient lineage - the Denisovans - also interbred with early human populations. Some people from Oceania and East Asia have Denisovan DNA; and a hybrid skeleton was recently discovered and analyzed.
yVDJX TIL that in 1929, in the United States, Kodak founder George Eastman pushed for a 13-month calendar with equal 28-day months and a new month called “Sol” between June and July. It was used at Kodak but never caught on nationwide.
OoLB6 TIL in a study, 2 groups did the same workout and ate the same diet for 10 weeks, but 1 group had a protein shake before workouts, & the other after. Both groups lost the same fat mass, & both groups got stronger, with no significant difference between the pre and post protein shake groups.
NXPpJ TIL that in 1984, actress Mariska Hargitay, who plays Olivia Benson on Law & Order SVU, appeared in Ronnie Milsap's music video for "She Loves My Car", which was the first country music video to appear on MTV.