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Dicky_Penisburg t1_jdxpitu wrote

Reply to comment by CorvusRubens in TIL about Lillan Bloodworth, who donated blood every 56 days for nearly 50 years. By the time she stopped at age 85, she had donated 23 gallons. (The average person's body contains about 1.5 gallons.) by WouldbeWanderer

This is the second time today I've heard this word, and I've never heard it before in my life.

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CorvusRubens t1_jdxpv4w wrote

That's called the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.

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Dicky_Penisburg t1_jdxq486 wrote

You're a wizard.

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i_hate_gift_cards t1_jdy47ym wrote

It's also called the frequency illusion. That one's a little easier to remember lol

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somebodyelse22 t1_jdzm1tu wrote

So the Baader- Meinhof gang were nominative determinists? Well I never.

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Stellar_Duck t1_je6poqj wrote

Yea, it's a common misconception they were radical left wing people.

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Lentemern t1_je0a5wm wrote

This is the second time today I've heard this word, and I've never heard it before in my life.

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stillnotelf t1_je0c2nm wrote

Batik fabric hit me with that on Saturday. My mom had a thing made that way and then it was in book 8 of the Expanse.

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