TIL that children who are anxiously shy at an early age tend to display distinct patterns of brain activity in social situations at a later age. This manifests in the form of increased distress when anticipating unpredictable social feedback. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that Adolf Hitler and JRR Tolkien fought at the Battle of the Somme. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL a 2013 BBC study found that 56% of pilots fell asleep while flying, and 29% had woken up to find the co-pilot also asleep. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL one of Saint Nicholas’ most famous gifts was giving a poor man enough money for each of his three daughters to have a proper dowry. This allowed the three girls to avoid a lifetime of prostitution to make ends meet. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that Mircosoft included Solitaire in their operating systems to “to soothe people intimidated by the operating system” and introduce users to graphic user interfaces and taught them how to use a mouse. | Category: Learned Source More
