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TIL that “miraculous”appearances of bloody eucharist in the middle ages were actually result of growth of a pinkish-reddish bacteria called Serratia marcescens

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nWJjG TIL the Woodstock 1999 festival was so ill-prepared for the crowd size that portable toilets overflowed and there was no shade from the heat. Attendees started playing in mud to cool off unaware it was contaminated by waste leaking from toilets leading to many cases of trench mouth and trench foot.
wN0M TIL that it is not uncommon for successful people to underestimate and devalue their own achievements, and even believe that their own success/competence/intelligence is fraudulent. This mindset is known as Impostor Syndrome.
xVWv1 TIL that Cameroon sent $3.77 in relief during the Great Depression to USA. $3.77 then is around $57 in today’s money.
nW4KW TIL Wild Rodents Will Run on Mouse Wheels if You Leave Them in the Woods
rR04e TIL the first woman didn't run a mile in under 5 minutes until 1954. Today, most good high school track runners easily run a mile in under 5 minutes.