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TIL of "The Paradox of Choice." Research indicates that when we are given too many options to choose from, we tend to end up less satisfied than if we had fewer options to choose from. Increased choice leads to higher expectations, followed by regret and self-blame.

theguardian.com

Submitted by AspireAgain t3_11yyumj on March 22, 2023 at 10:18 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry has bred nearly 8,000 chicks annually (around 20 a day) as part of a Chicken Hatchery exhibit since 1956. The chicks are kept on exhibit for Museum Visitors to view for a week. After that, most are fed to animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

cbsnews.com

Submitted by AspireAgain t3_11r7p8q on March 14, 2023 at 2:32 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin".

wildfooduk.com

Submitted by AspireAgain t3_11zroqu on March 23, 2023 at 5:44 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that the colony of Eider Ducks on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, England were the subject of one of the first ever bird protection laws, established by Saint Cuthbert in the year 676.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by AspireAgain t3_11h6k1p on March 3, 2023 at 5:14 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that due to "Subjective Age" most children and adolescents feel older than they really are. But this switches at around 25. By age 30, around 70% of people feel younger than they really are, with the discrepancy between actual age and subjective age growing over time.

bbc.com

Submitted by AspireAgain t3_11egnqj on February 28, 2023 at 6:57 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that George "Washington" Carver never formally used Washington as a middle name. He originally chose the middle initial W at random to ensure accurate mail delivery. Someone once asked if the "W" stood for Washington and Carver said "Why not?" He signed his name as George or George W. Carver.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by AspireAgain t3_10gaz13 on January 19, 2023 at 7:37 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that although the TV Series "I Dream of Jeannie" was never a hit for NBC, when it went into syndicated reruns independent stations in New York and Washington DC ran it in Prime Time and won their time slots against all shows on NBC, CBS and ABC. This was a first for a non-network show.

en.wikipedia.org

Submitted by AspireAgain t3_y1bwr5 on October 11, 2022 at 3:25 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen's $100 Million donation by renaming "Avery Fisher Hall" to "David Geffen Hall", they had to pay the heirs of Fisher - the original donor - $15 million. Geffen's donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall "in perpetuity".

playbill.com

Submitted by AspireAgain t3_y464wu on October 14, 2022 at 9:43 PM in todayilearned

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