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What's a fun fact or insight you stumbled upon recently?

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Books are a big part of my life & now I have a dedicated page! ✅ Check out: https://www.souravinsights.com/books

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🚀 Just deployed the first page of my personal website: www.souravinsights.com/curated-links I often stumble upon great resources that I keep sharing with my friends on a private Discord server, and now it was time to make them discoverable for everyone (and give myself a fancy spot to rediscover them). So spent this weekend crafting this highly customizable links page! What makes this page special: - 9 unique card themes (because who wants a boring list of links) - Customizable color schemes (in case my default color choices make your eyes scream for mercy) - Using Discord as CMS (thanks to the discord.js REST package) Might be an overkill for a first page but what's souravinsights without some cool resources to back it up? 😉 Check it out and tell me your favorite card style... or roast my design choices! 😅

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Any interesting useless facts you stumbled upon recently?

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Ever wondered why frogs 🐸 croak so much during the night? Those sounds we find soothing (or sometimes irritating) are actually a fascinating mix of biology, love, & a touch of competitive spirit! Long story short, it's all about romance for frogs. Male frogs croak to attract females and to claim the best real estate in their town. These amphibian Romeos even have croaking competitions, where the biggest croak usually wins the lady's heart. Nighttime provides a safer stage for their performances. Cooler, humid conditions prevent frogs from drying out, and predators are too sleepy to spoil the mood. 😛 So, next time when you hear this nighttime orchestra, just know it's frogs giving their all to find their one true love! 🫰

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Linus Torvalds humorously named Git after himself. In British slang, "git" is a derogatory term meaning an unpleasant person. Torvalds has been quoted saying, "I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git.

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Why are clouds normally white or darker in a rainy day? Why the sky looks blue? Here's the story: Clouds are made up of millions of tiny water droplets & ice crystals. These particles are incredibly small, about 10 to 20 micrometers in diameter, which is roughly the size of the wavelengths of visible light. When this sunlight hits the tiny water droplets in the cloud, it gets scattered in all directions. This scattering is called Mie scattering, it treats all the colors of sunlight equally. So, instead of scattering just the blue light (like what happens with the sky), it scatters all the colors together making them appear white. On a rainy day, clouds look gray or dark because when clouds accumulate more water droplets they become more efficient at absorbing & blocking sunlight. Instead of the sunlight passing through and scattering evenly, as it does in thinner clouds on sunny days, the water droplets in rainy clouds absorb more light. This absorption makes the clouds look denser & darker from the ground.

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Hey, crew! 👋 I have a tiny feature request. Is there any chance we could add our Literal.club profile? I could definitely add it as a custom link, but having their logo would look cute! 🥹 cc: @web3pm @tayyab

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Ever wondered what really happens inside popping popcorn? It's really fascinating 😬 So inside each corn kernel, there's a germ & endosperm - basically, a tiny plant & its food which contains about 14% water. When heated, the water inside turns to steam, causing pressure to build up within the shell. Picture the shell as a mini pressure cooker, containing the steam until the pressure becomes too great. At around 180°C, the internal pressure reaches nearly 10 times the normal air pressure, & the starch granules turn into a pressurized gelatinous goo. Eventually, the pressure causes the shell to burst, releasing the steam & causing the goo to expand explosively. This is the moment when the kernel transforms into the fluffy popcorn we all love. As it cools, the fluffy foam solidifies, ready to be munched on during your favourite movie. 😇

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Fun fact: The lighter was invented before the matchstick! In 1823, Johann Dobereiner came up with the first lighter, it was known as "Dobereiner's lamp" and used a chemical reaction involving hydrogen and platinum to create a flame but it was bulky & expensive. Then in 1826, John Walker was like, "I can do better!" and invented the matchstick. It was cheaper, portable and way less likely to explode in your face! Sometimes simpler is just better...

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Ever wondered why we eat popcorns at the movies? 🤨 Let’s uncover the story! In the early 1900s, the first movie theatre was known as "nickelodeons". As movie theatres gained popularity, they modeled themselves after grand opera houses, aiming for a sophisticated atmosphere by prohibiting food inside. Meanwhile, popcorn was already a favorite street snack thanks to Charles Cretors’ steam-powered popcorn machine introduced in 1885. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, theaters faced financial strain and turned to popcorn as a solution. Selling this affordable treat became a significant revenue stream, helping theatres survive tough economic times. Today, popcorn and other concessions generate more profit for theatres than ticket sales do. Source: https://nowiknow.beehiiv.com/p/nik-january-23-2024-eat-popcorn-movies

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I've just unlocked 906400 @noggles from my nounish NFTs. Put your /noggles on and join the nouniverse. ⌐◨-◨

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In "Keep Going" by Austin Kleon, the principle "Forget the Noun, Do the Verb" suggests focusing on the actions and processes of creativity rather than fixating on labels and identities. Instead of identifying as a "writer" or "artist," engage in the act of writing or drawing. This shift prioritizes creative actions over self-perception, reducing pressure and encouraging tangible steps towards goals. Labeling yourself with a creative noun can lead to expectations, self-doubt, and creative blocks. By concentrating on the actions, you can approach your work with more freedom and authenticity, bypassing inhibitions and generating more ideas. "Doing the verb" also allows for flexibility and exploration. You're not confined to one category of creativity and can experiment with different activities and mediums without worrying about fitting a specific identity.

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I've always been fascinated by a wide range of topics & deeply inspired by polymaths so I've created a new channel /randominsights This would be my humble corner (and yours) to share all the intriguing insights and ideas we stumble upon... be it tech, psychology, space exploration, engines, art, science or anything - from the depths of the web to everyday moments! Let's discover them together! 🤝

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"If you're incompetent, you can't know you're incompetent... the skills you need to produce the right answer are exactly the skills you need to recognize what the right answer is." On the flip side, people with more knowledge and experience in an area are aware of the complexity, vastness, and difficulty involved in being right or successful, and thus, they are likely to be more doubtful of their abilities. - The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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Happiness Needs No Riches! ❤️ Minted this on Moshicam! :-)

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I just signed up for the Lit.id waitlist! https://litid.deform.cc/list?referral=e6WEsy3pJS6O

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