Facts-Chology

Did you know there is a rare disease once known as the Stone Man Disease, or how about the Werewolf disease or the Laughing Sickness?
What about a disorder where you only pretend to be sick for attention?

Find out about these three rare diseases and one psychological disorder on today's episode of Facts-Chology!

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Sources
https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/mental-health/munchausen-by-proxy-syndrome/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5875173/

https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/10-strangest-known-medical-conditions/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva#mediaviewer/File:Fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva.jpg

https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/fibrodysplasia-ossificans-progressiva#inheritance

https://dermnetnz.org/topics/hypertrichosis/

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001379.htm#:~:text=Kuru%20is%20a%20very%20rare,part%20of%20a%20funeral%20ritual.

What was the Gutenberg press and how did it change the word? We would be where we are today without it?
And what about words? How does that relate to the Gutenberg press and more importantly how do our brains react to hearing and seeing certain words?

Find out the answers to these questions and more facts on today's episode of Facts-Chology on The Gutenberg Press and Words!

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Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press#Gutenberg's_press

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg

https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/printing-press#section_5

https://www.psprint.com/resources/printing-press/#:~:text=Before%20the%20printing%20press%20was,papyrus%2C%20wax%2C%20and%20parchment.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/words-can-change-your-brain/201208/why-word-is-so-dangerous-say-or-hear

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/positive-psychology

Is it possible to grow a tumor with teeth? And how could it happen?
And what is dissociative identity disorder?

Find out the answers to these questions and more on today's episode of Facts-Chology on Teratomas and Dissociative Identity Disorder.

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Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/27/teratoma-tumour-evil-twin-cancer

https://www.healthline.com/health/teratoma

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratoma

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder#:~:text=Dissociative%20identity%20disorder%20(DID)%20is,as%20an%20experience%20of%20possession.

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder#2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder

Ever wonder how newspapers came to be? Or what newspapers were like back in Ancient Rome?
What about why it's so difficult to convince people of facts no matter how hard you try?

Well we'll answer those curiosities on today's episode of Facts-Chology on the history of newspapers and the backfire effect.

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Sources
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Acta

https://www.britannica.com/topic/newspaper#ref97439

https://www.statista.com/statistics/183408/number-of-us-daily-newspapers-since-1975/

https://effectiviology.com/backfire-effect-facts-dont-change-minds/

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Backfire_effect

https://archives.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_backfire_effect.php

What is streaming? What has Netflix and YouTube done to modern television?
And what is that thing where you can't decide what to watch on Netflix and you spend more time searching than watching?

Find those answers and more facts on today's episode of Facts-Chology about Television Streaming and the Paradox of Choice!

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Sources
https://www.dreamcast.ae/blog/interesting-live-streaming-facts-statistics/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_media#Late_1990s_to_early_2000s

https://techjury.net/blog/cord-cutting-statistics/#gref

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/technology/digital-media-trends-consumption-habits-survey/summary.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overchoice

https://gostrengths.com/what-is-the-paradox-of-choice/

http://psychologyformarketers.com/paradox-of-choice/

Did you know Ravens can speak? What about how intelligent they are?
And what do you know about grudges and what it does to your body?

Find out those answers and more on today's episode of Facts-Chology on Ravens and Grudges!

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Sources
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/anger-how-it-affects-people

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inviting-monkey-tea/201503/why-we-hold-grudges-and-how-let-them-go

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/psychological-reason-hold-grudges/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53295/10-fascinating-facts-about-ravens

https://www.britannica.com/animal/raven

https://listverse.com/2017/11/12/10-incredible-facts-about-ravens/

Did you know people thought woman's bodies weren't strong enough to be on trains?
Or that trains in Japan are always on time within 5 minutes?
And what is the trolley problem? And is it not as fun as it sounds?


Learn these facts and more on today's episode on Trains and the Trolley Problem!


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Sources:
https://www.kiwi.com/stories/11-facts-about-trains-we-bet-you-didnt-know/

https://www.kickassfacts.com/25-kickass-and-interesting-facts-about-trains/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/railroads-create-the-first-time-zones#:~:text=Efficient%20rail%20transportation%20demanded%20a,a%20new%20time%20code%20system.

https://people.howstuffworks.com/trolley-problem1.htm

https://theconversation.com/the-trolley-dilemma-would-you-kill-one-person-to-save-five-57111

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What was the 1984 Terminator film about? (As if many of you didn't already know)
What is the grandfather paradox? Why is it called grandfather paradox? Should my grandfather be worried?

Find out this and more on today's short episode on The Terminator and The Grandfather Paradox!

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I'll be back next week with more!

Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/59600/16-things-you-might-not-know-about-terminator

https://www.factinate.com/things/28-facts-terminator-movies/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65746/25-indestructible-facts-about-terminator

https://www.space.com/grandfather-paradox.html#:~:text=The%20grandfather%20paradox%20is%20a%20potential%20logical%20problem%20that%20would,make%20their%20own%20birth%20impossible.