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TIL that cooking food with a cast iron skillet will significantly increase the amount of iron in your diet.

There's a reason it's called beefsteak...

Neuroimaging study: Narcissists feel distressed rather than gratified when viewing themselves

A new version of Wilson's uniform spanning tree algorithm and BFS search animation made with pure python

UW professor: The information war is real, and we’re losing it

African wild dogs vote over pack decisions by sneezing - the more sneezes there were, the more likely it was the pack moved off and started hunting - a new study has found published in The Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Baroness - March To The Sea

We ignore what doesn’t fit with our biases – even if it costs us: We can’t help but be more welcoming of information that confirms our biases than facts that challenge them. Now an experiment has shown that we do this even when it means losing out financially.

Immutability: The way to remain unchanged

Common ingredient in household products, like toothpaste & disinfecting cleaners, may inhibit the function of mitochondria which could increase risk for Parkinson’s disease, and hormone functions in cells which could potentially cause reproductive harm.

From the AskReddit community on Reddit

TIL there's a grocery store in Berlin where items are sold without any brands or packaging. Customers are expected to bring their own containers, which are then weighed to determine the final price.

Permafrost melting down a mountain like lava.

From the explainlikeimfive community on Reddit

This was the most useful resource I had when I was studying group theory (more info in the comment section)

Im going to do pencil drawings till I'm like 40, then follow my dreams of being an accountant.

'Shape-shifting' bacteria spotted on International Space Station

Permafrost Melting and Flowing like Lava in Tibet

You can use probiotic pills and hydrogen peroxide to remove bad breath very effectively.

Wall ride to fuck you

Contra Antinatalism

Penny Dreadful's poster

From the financialindependence community on Reddit

MIT's introduction to CS and programming starts tomorrow. it uses python as tool to teach cs concepts.

'The Scientist vs. The Moralist' - interview on what moral psychology can tell us about moral judgment

Study finds that brain network organization mediates relationship between nutrition and intelligence. Nutrition has been linked to cognitive performance, but researchers had not pinpointed what underlies the connection.

TIL that there are actually 4 'modes of persuasion': ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos. Kairos is generally used to describe the time and place (and other factors of the general ambiance) used by the speaker for purposes of persuasion.

TIL that Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was simply an invitation to 'say a few words' at a cemetery dedication ceremony

Macaw flying along side a motorcycle [xpost r/natureisfuckinglit]

'F*ck You, Pay Me' - If anyone is a generous-to-a-fault soul like me, who needs a reminder today. Always value your time & protect your work.