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I was born with hair color split down the middle. Including eyelashes.
r/mildlyinteresting

Aww, cripes. I didn't know I'd have to write a description. How many words is that so far, like a hundred? Soooo, yeah. Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It's in the name, ffs.


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I was born with hair color split down the middle. Including eyelashes.
r/mildlyinteresting - I was born with hair color split down the middle. Including eyelashes.



TIL in the movie Forrest Gump, the girl on the school bus who refuses to let Forrest sit next to her is played by Elizabeth Hanks, the daughter of Tom Hanks.
r/todayilearned

You learn something new every day; what did you learn today? Submit interesting and specific facts about something that you just found out here.


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TIL Winston Churchill’s favorite wine was Pol Roger champagne, which he has been estimated to have drank 42,000 bottles in his lifetime. When he died in 1965 Pol Roger ordered black-bordered labels to be placed on all their bottles in his honor.


Crow presents. I filled up their water this morning and after months of trying to befriend them they dropped this golf club cover in my yard as a thank you.
r/mildlyinteresting

Aww, cripes. I didn't know I'd have to write a description. How many words is that so far, like a hundred? Soooo, yeah. Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It's in the name, ffs.


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Crow presents. I filled up their water this morning and after months of trying to befriend them they dropped this golf club cover in my yard as a thank you.
r/mildlyinteresting - Crow presents. I filled up their water this morning and after months of trying to befriend them they dropped this golf club cover in my yard as a thank you.

TIL of the given name "Increase." It is the English language literal translation of the name Joseph. Since the 19th century, the name has decreased in popularity and is now rare, if not extinct.

TIL in 2011, Dr. Pepper Ten's "It's not for women" ad campaign included a Facebook page that was for men only and the label and cans for the drink used "gunmetal gray" so it would appeal to men. About 40% of the people at the time who tried it were women.



LPT Complementing people who are bad at accepting praise
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LPT Complementing people who are bad at accepting praise

A lot of people who struggle to accept praise (due to shyness, low self esteem, cultural emphasis on humility, etc) - tend to downplay their contributions as "no big deal", "just doing what anyone would do", and/or not as good as what others could do.

So instead of focusing my praise on their efforts, which can always be downplayed or compared unfavorably to others, I focus on the effect their work has on me.

"Hey, thanks for putting together that spreadsheet - having all the information clearly laid out like that saved me a ton of time and stress."

"Thank you for looking after my dog while I'm out of town - I always feel better knowing he's in safe hands, and I know he's much happier with you than he would be at a boarding facility."

"I love that painting you did! It reminds me of the camping trips I used to go on with my dad. Seeing it always makes my day."

That way, if they do still try to downplay it as nothing special, I just shrug and let them know that, regardless, it had a positive impact on me and I appreciate it.

Because, yeah, sure, maybe it didn't take much effort. Maybe anyone else would've done the same thing. And statistically speaking, there's probably somebody in the world who could've done it better. But here's the thing - no one else did do it. They did. And at the end of the day, that's all that really matters.