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TIL about the IKEA effect which makes people think anything they make themselves has increased value.

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Bgvkk TIL that in ancient Greece, men had to go to the gym completely naked. These spaces were exclusively for men, and exercising in the nude was meant to promote the appreciation of the male physique as a tribute to the gods.
mxdwE TIL Flo-Jo's world record in the 200 meters from 1988 somehow still stands. No woman has run that distance faster in over 30 years.
d8ng9 TIL that Pandora's Box is a mistranslation. In the original story of Pandora, the container was actually a large storage jar, meaning we should be saying "Pandora's Jar."
W7En4 TIL Champion was the first brand to create the ‘hoodie’ all the way back in 1938.