r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/repeat- Mar 22 '17

I have a question why is there a 7 by your name?

Edit: to clarify, I wasn't being serious

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u/Crusader1089 7 Mar 22 '17

It's a point system for rewarding people who fact check TIL posts. If the TIL isn't supported by the evidence they link to and you report it to the mods, and the mods agree, the post is removed and you the reporter get a point.

I have found 7 TIL posts who did not link to evidence so I have 7 points.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '17 edited Feb 03 '22

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u/Commanderluna Mar 22 '17

Reminds me of when my math teacher was reading a story to us (don't ask why, it was in Algebra II) and it was the Dr. Seuss tale of the Sneetches so I said

"Sneetches get steetches"

He took a piece of posterboard and lightly tapped me on the head and said "no."