› added 8 years ago

93

TIL there is a cognitive bias called The IKEA effect. People put a higher value on things they have made themselves.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

rYGo TIL During his burglary career, Malcolm X once played Russian roulette, pulling the trigger three times in a row to convince his partners in crime that he was not afraid to die.
0jdA TIL that Sandra Bullock speaks fluent German, as she was raised in Germany and Austria for 12 years while her father worked for the U.S. Army in Europe.
gL1L TIL the top speed of the Bugatti Veyron is limited not by the engine, but rather its tires exploding.
e0eak TIL that around the year 1500, Leonardo da Vinci designed a robot
DPQp TIL there is Jewish Internet Defense Force or JIDF. They infiltrate Facebook and other social media sites to promote Israel and fight against anyone who criticizes it.