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TIL phantom phone vibrations are real, and are better characterized as a tactile hallucination.

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W79wY TIL During the Nigerian Civil War in the late 1960s, Norwegian government sent Stockfish (dried preserved cod fish) as food aid. Stockfish ended up becoming a Nigerian staple. Now, almost all of the Stockfish produced in Norway is exported to Nigeria.
Ebj0 TIL that first aid training is mandatory in Germany if you wish to obtain a driver’s licence, and every vehicle has to carry a first aid kit.
0wJmp TIL that Paul McCartney once ordered a pizza to be flown from New York to London. It was delivered by Concorde.
4XpEN TIL Dennis Quaid’s face appeared on warning labels of vials of blood thinner Heparin to remind nurses not to accidentally inject patients with high concentration doses after Quaid’s newborn twins almost died of an accidental overdose
ylLM TIL that the logo for cisco is the golden gate bridge… and that cisco stands for San Francisco.