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TIL that since 1997, a group of craftsmen has been building a medieval-style castle in France from scratch, using only 13th-century techniques, tools, and materials, as part of an ongoing experimental archaeology project called “Guédelon.” The estimated completion date is 2030.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%A9delon_Castle
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TIL Vince Gilligan described his pitch meeting with HBO for 'Breaking Bad' as the worst meeting he ever had. The exec he pitched to could not have been less interested, "Not even in my story, but about whether I actually lived or died." In the weeks after, HBO wouldn't even give him a courtesy 'no'.
https://www.slashfilm.com/963967/why-so-many-networks-turned-down-breaking-bad/
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LPT: Your Brain Doesn’t Know the Difference—So Why Are You Still Living in the Past?
Here’s something wild your biology won’t tell you - but neuroscience will:
Your brain doesn’t know the difference between a real experience in your environment and one you vividly imagine.
Pause on that. Because it means your thoughts alone can change your brain and body.
When you constantly relive the stress of the past, your body believes it's still happening. It re-fires the same neural circuits, secretes the same chemicals, and you live in a loop - anchored to the familiar past. That’s how your identity becomes a mere reflection of old emotions and stories.
But here’s the alchemy: If you can emotionally condition your body to experience the elevated feelings of your desired future - gratitude, love, inspiration - before it happens, you begin to biologically live in that future. You literally signal new genes in new ways.
The body becomes the unconscious mind. And when you repeat this process enough, it starts to believe the new future has already happened. That’s when magic unfolds. That’s when synchronicities occur. That’s when you become the placebo.
So I’ll leave you with this:
Where you place your attention is where you place your energy. And where you place your energy… is what you begin to embody.
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Help I can’t afford a sore throat right now
Yeah , so I drank cold water and other sore stuff yesterday .. and my throat was already feeling a bit weird and now I wake up and the left side of my throat feels weird .. not painful but itchy. I can feel mucus how do I fix this fast .. I can’t afford to be sick because I have really hectic exams and haven’t studied one bit . And when I’m sick I tend to get lazy
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YSK you need Vitamin K2 to direct the calcium from your blood to teeth and bones, and it is easy to be deficient with western diets.
Why YSK: vitamin K2 is often overlooked when considering calcium intake for teeth and bone health. Too much calcium without K2 can actually lead to deposition of the calcium in your arteries. K2 is also not present (in sufficient amounts) in most foods present ik western diet. Mostly fermented food and certain animal organs. You need vit D3 to absorb calcium from intestines to the blood, but K2 to absorb calcium from blood to teeth and bones.
https://redd.it/1k3wpms
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LPT: Document everything
Keep a simple record of your wins, skills learned, and even challenges overcome at work.
This becomes your go-to for:
Resume updates
Interviews
Appraisals
Self-confidence boost on tough days
Bonus: A weekly 5-minute journaling habit is all it takes.
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LPT: Add a second tab on startup that opens a random Wikipedia article — I’ve done it for 10+ years and learned the weirdest and most wonderful info
For over a decade, I had my browser set to open two tabs every time I launched it: one for the usual Google search bar (because duh), and the second? Straight into chaos = a random Wikipedia article.
It’s the nerdiest passive learning habit I’ve ever had. I’d open the browser to look something up and boom.. suddenly I’m knee-deep in the history of Mongolian throat singing, or learning about a fungus that zombifies ants (real shit: *Ophiocordyceps unilateralis*). You don’t plan it, it just slaps you with info.
Some of the most bizarre ones I remember stumbling on:
* *Dyatlov Pass incident* — creepy af Russian mystery in the mountains
* *SCP Foundation* — like Wikipedia met creepypasta
* *Voynich Manuscript* — an unreadable book that’s stumped everyone
* *Project Pluto* — the U.S. built a fuckin nuclear-powered ramjet missile that left radiation in its wake
* *Emu War* — yes, Australia lost a war to actual emus
I haven’t used it in a while but I’m keen to get back into it. It’s like a digital scratch card of knowledge every time you open your browser.
If you wanna try it:
Set one of your startup tabs to this URL:
[**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random)
Give it a week and see what wild shit you land on. Worst case, you learn something pointless but cool. Best case, you accidentally become the most interesting semi qualified astronaut at the party.
**Disclaimer:**
I’m not sponsored by Wikipedia, I just enjoy letting chaos educate me. No affiliations, no secret handshake with Jimmy Wales — just pure, unfiltered randomness.
edit - I did use ChatGPT to format this post in a more streamlined way. Please don't come to my house with pitchforks and shit
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TIL Beethoven was challenged to a piano duel by pianist Daniel Steibelt, who tried to bend the rules by handing Beethoven a Cello and Piano piece instead of just a Piano piece. Unfazed, Beethoven turned the score upside down, played it, then improvised on the inversed themes for half an hour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Steibelt#Biography
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YSK: That in 2022 the FAA ended its ‘Commercial Space Astronaut Program’ and anyone who reaches space, and is not ‘Mission Critical’, is not considered an ‘Astronaut’ but just an ‘Individual Who Reached Space’.
Why YSK: Commercial Space Tourists should not call themselves Astronauts, they do not have that title.
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-ends-commercial-space-astronaut-wings-program-will-recognize-individuals-reaching
WASHINGTON – With the advent of the commercial space tourism era, starting in 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will now recognize individuals who reach space on its website instead of issuing Commercial Space Astronaut Wings. Any individual who is on an FAA-licensed or permitted launch and reaches 50 statute miles above the surface of the Earth will be listed on the site.
“The U.S. commercial human spaceflight industry has come a long way from conducting test flights to launching paying customers into space,” FAA Associate Administrator Wayne Monteith said. “The Astronaut Wings program, created in 2004, served its original purpose to bring additional attention to this exciting endeavor. Now it’s time to offer recognition to a larger group of adventurers daring to go to space.”
(Edit: Better Information Link from FAA https://www.faa.gov/space/human\_spaceflight and the title is "Space Flight Participant")
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TIL Hitler was never elected to rule Germany. The president appointed him as chancellor because of pressure from the political elites and corporations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler%27s_rise_to_power
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TIL that Michael Böllner the German actor who played Augustus Gloop in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, became a tax accountant and had no idea how popular the movie was in America until he was invited to a fan convention decades later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_B%C3%B6llner
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TIL that the kid who voiced Arthur in Disney’s 1963 film “The Sword in the Stone” went through puberty in the middle of production. The director then used his two sons to finish recording Arthur’s lines. In some scenes, vocal clips from all three actors are interspersed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film)
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TIL that Measles infection causes "immune amnesia" which causes your immune system to forget how to fight pathogens that you had previously obtained immunity to.
https://asm.org/articles/2019/may/measles-and-immune-amnesia
https://redd.it/1k3cdm7
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TIL James Cameron has directed "the most expensive movie ever made" five separate times
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_films
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TIL that Cliff Burton's parents donated his posthumous royalty payments to a scholarship fund for music students at his alma mater
https://www.grammy.com/news/cliff-burtons-metallica-royalties-fund-music-scholarship-program
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TIL that Tudor England strictly regulated begging. Healthy beggars would be whipped or branded with a "V." Only the sick or weak were allowed to beg—and only in assigned areas. If caught begging elsewhere, they were punished.
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Poor_Laws
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TIL The clitoris never stops growing. While the penis grows rapidly during puberty and plateaus, the clitoris continues to enlarge gradually for most of a woman’s life.
https://www.glamour.com/story/clitoris-facts
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LPT: Overwhelmed with cleaning a messy kids room? Just use a broom.
I've done this since a kid I would be overwhelmed with cleaning my room as there would be stuff all over the floor.
It looks overwhelming but just use a broom and literally sweep everything into a big pile in the middle.
This gives you a morale boost as the rest of the room looks clean and it makes it easier to pick things up and see where they go at it's all condensed in the middle.
I use this with my toddlers room that looks like a hurricane went through it and it takes me ten minutes after sweeping to get it all cleaned up.
https://redd.it/1k3yi6i
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TIL that the belly button is an actual erogenous zone. For some people, it even has the potential to trigger a nerve that causes a tickling sensation in their genitals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navel_fetishism
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How do I get hair out of my hoodie?? 😭😭
Hey everyone,
So I have this awesome hoodie (beige hoodie with different types of coffees on the center), it's one of my favorite hoodies! The problem is hair gets stuck onto the material really fast, like flash speed fast. And my hair falls out lot, so is there any way to get all that hair out? I can't buy a lint roller because my mom won't let me
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TIL between 2001 and 2021, a stork named Klepetan would fly every year from South Africa to Croatia to mate with another stork, Malena. Malena couldn't fly due to a gunshot injury. Klepetan would hunt, build her nests, and feed her chicks. Malena died in 2021 of old age.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klepetan_and_Malena
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What To Do With…
I made up a mixture of salt, baking soda with vinegar ready to add to clear out a clogged drain and didn’t need it. Don’t want to toss it. What else might it be good for?
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YSK that not responding to messages or canceling plans doesn’t always mean someone is lazy, flaky, or doesn’t care about you
Some people deal with mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, burnout, or executive dysfunction (common with ADHD) that make replying to texts, emails, or DMs feel overwhelming. Even something as simple as “let’s hang out” can trigger guilt, stress, or avoidance.
People might really want to respond, but can’t find the energy or focus. Or they might read your message, overthink their reply, and then get stuck in a loop of “I’ll answer later,” which turns into days or weeks. Then they feel ashamed for taking so long and avoid replying altogether. I know it’s hard to see, but when I had my son with ADHD, I was able to understand it thanks to this. And it’s true that it’s important to always look beyond yourself.
Also, some neurodivergent people struggle with time blindness or emotional regulation, which can lead to canceling plans last-minute, not because they don’t care, but because they’re overloaded.
Why YSK: Because it’s easy to misinterpret this behavior as disrespectful or careless, especially if you’re a friend, partner, teacher, or manager. Understanding the reasons behind it can lead to more empathy, better communication, and less unnecessary tension in relationships.
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LPT: If your kid(s) are talking to you about something they are interested in (a video game, book, sport, etc.), take time to ask them follow up questions even if you aren’t that interested. They are trying to connect - questions show you care.
Following up this way builds foundational trust for years to come.
This simple act that can really strengthen your relationship with your kids. Asking follow up questions makes them feel valued/heard and signals to them you are someone they can trust and talk to. It might start with what seems like endless babbling about legos, fortnight lore, or Disney characters, etc. But if you keep asking and keep the conversations going, they’ll naturally want to talk to you about deeper things over time. Having chill conversations about friendship dynamics, problem solving, changing bodies, and so many other topics can be hard to break into as they get older (and often as they tend to get close lipped about themselves while they travel through puberty).
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TIL a woman secretly kept her lover hidden in her attic for over a decade; he emerged only to kill her husband
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walburga_Oesterreich?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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LPT Turn off your iPhone’s flashlight quickly
This literally saves all of half a second. On the iPhone Lock Screen in the bottom left corner is a button to turn on and off the flashlight. This is great for turning the flashlight on, but kinda annoying UX to turn the flashlight off since you have to press in a specific spot for half a second.
Instead, you can quickly swipe just a few pixels to the right, which is the direction to open the camera. However, don’t swipe all the way and let it slide back to the Lock Screen. The phone will think you wanted to open the camera and will turn off the flashlight.
I know it’s kinda dumb, but I use my phone’s flashlight all the time and therefore I use this trick all the time because I’d rather do a quick swipe then having to press and hold a small button. That’s all.
https://redd.it/1k3ebsy
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TIL that James Dean was most likely bisexual and had relations with several men and women throughout his career. When questioned on his orientation, he said "No, I am not a homosexual. But I'm also not going to go through life with one hand tied behind my back."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dean#Legacy
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Husband leaves range finder behind
Without the use of an Air Tag, how can my husband remember to grab his range finder from the golf cart before he leaves the course??? He's left it behind a few times from courses that are not so close to home. Phone reminders do not seem to be working.
https://redd.it/1k3axcc
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YSK, if you want to look like a genius when someone approaches you with a problem, take one step back.
Why YSK? Because this is a technique that will save you time and help you reevaluate problems for both yourself and others.
A friend and work colleague who is usually the smartest guy in the room, even with world-class brains in the group, taught me a fantastic lesson. When asked to solve a problem or provide a recommendation, he always takes one step back from the question asked.
For example, if you ask him for a recommendation for a video camera, he'll first ask, "What are you trying to accomplish?" -- where the average person would jump in and start discussing the various specs or merits of cameras. Instead, he takes a broader view that often forces a re-examination of the actual problem / solution.
The answer may not be a full fledged video camera at all. Rather, it may be an app on your phone, a still camera that also shoots video, or a webcam.
The point is people looking for a solution often approach you with too narrow of an ask. They don't know what they don't know until you force them to step back and more clearly define the problem. At the very least it will save you both a lot of time discussing solutions that may not be the right fit.
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TIL that the date of Easter used to be so complicated to calculate that church authorities would come up with algorithms to determine it years in advance. Disagreements over the proper algorithm led to Eastern Orthodox churches celebrating Easter on a different date than Western churches.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_Easter
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