Selective ignorance: The tactic of avoiding information that challenges one's preexisting beliefs or biases #simple
Ruminating about past mistakes can exacerbate feelings of guilt and shame, and inhibit personal growth #simple
An adult male duck is called a "drake" #simple
A man bought 2 pizzas in 2010 using 10,000 Bitcoins, worth over 421443000.00 dollars today
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Research shows that viewing online cat media is related to positive emotions. It may even work as a form of digital therapy or stress relief for some users. Some feelings of guilt from postponing tasks can also be reduced by viewing cat content. #simple
The Romans had a celebratory day once in a year called saturnalia where the roles of master and slave were reversed. #simple
The Pyrenean ibex was the first animal to be cloned out of extinction. It subsequently became the first animal to go extinct twice. #simple https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2021/01/23/the-species-that-went-extinct-twice/
Until 1956 French children were served wine during school lunch breaks. Each child was allowed up to half a litre a day #simple
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/french-children-wine-at-school/
France classifies books as an “essential good,” along with electricity, bread, and water.
The French stole the croissant from the Austrians. #simple
On the Indonesian island of Tana Toraja, if a baby dies before he starts teething, the family cuts a hole in a tree and places the dead child inside. The tree regrows around the baby and absorbs it. #simple
its Armenian not American
Bolivia's largest prison, San Pedro, has a society within itself, with no guards inside the walls. It has shops and restaurants run by inmates. Inmates elect their own leaders, get jobs to pay for their cell's rent, and can even live with their wives and children. #simple #tempting
Bonobos have sexual intercourse as a major form of social communication. #simple
Tech companies often test new products in New Zealand because they’re an ethnically diverse, tech-savvy, and English-speaking nation, yet still relatively isolated. If a product is a flop there, news is unlikely to spread quickly to the rest of the world and damage a company’s reputation. #simple
Cymothoa exigua is a parasite that severs the blood vessels of a fish’s tongue and becomes a new functional tongue. It is the only parasite known to replace an entire organ. #simple