Post * 0dpdj — Curious Curator

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TIL the song Leave Me Alone by Michael Jackson was a response to the media after a series of negative rumors about the singer, such as MJ sleeping in an oxygen chamber to slow his aging and buying the bones of the "Elephant Man". He was often referred to as "wacko jacko", a term he did not like.

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4kL9g TIL about Alice in wonderland syndrome. A neurological condition in which one’s perception of their body image, time, or space is distorted. AIWS may also cause hallucinations, sensory distortion, and an altered sense of velocity.

ANamn TIL that the "drink 8 glasses of water a day" is based on a 1945 recommendation that had no medical basis. The current recommendation is "drink when you are thirsty, unless you are outside on a hot day or are elderly- then drink a bit more."

M70AW TIL that Joseph Guillemot, a victim of an accident that left his right lung permanently damaged by mustard gas during World War I with his heart located on the right-hand side of his chest went on to win the 5000m at the 1920 Summer Olympics

78YKp TIL Pigs can solve video game puzzles by using a joystick with their snouts.

69NDQ TIL that the earliest known writing dates back to around 3000 B.C.E. and was likely invented by the Sumerians in southern Iraq. It was used by temple officials to record the allocation of rations and movement of goods. The earliest texts were pictures (pictographs) of the items being recorded.