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TIL that the Church of Christian Science promotes illness as an illusion that can be cured through prayer alone.

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7pOX TIL that people are ticklish where we are must vulnerable to attack (behind the knees, armpits, etc.) Our response to being tickled trains us to quickly block those locations as if in a defensive fight.
okAL TIL Neil Armstrong’s 82 year old grandmother told him to look around and not step on the moon if “it didn’t look good”. Neil agreed he wouldn’t.
KOyp6 TIL that Shaquille O'Neal made one platinum and one gold album back in the early 90's.
bP9j TIL pure Vanilla extract has at least 35% alcohol in it, equal to Jägermeister, and anyone can buy it. Yes it will get your drunk.
E16yo TIL that King Martin of Aragon died from uncontrollable laughter after his favorite jester told him a joke to cheer him up