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TIL that 1 in 4 people suffer from Trypanophobia, extreme fear of needles.

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aMR9 TIL: Over the past decade, at least two newborns have died after contracting herpes following an ancient circumcision ritual called ‘metzitzah b’peh’ in which the rabbi draws blood from the penis with his mouth.
yGGp TIL the explosion from the first nuclear weapon test at Trinity was so bright that Georgia Green, a blind woman almost 50 miles away, asked her brother “What’s that light?”
4kaoN TIL that Polaris (the North Star), is only 45-67 million years old. It wasn't around in the time of the dinosaurs.
AWZl TIL there is a floating prison in America
V1Vk TIL that a Canadian university is offering a room full of puppies to help stressed-out students.