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TIL that rock fishing is considered the most dangerous sport in Australia.

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7ryeP TIL that the experience of pain can be reduced by visual shrinking or increased by visual magnifying. When presented with a shrinking view of their arm, participants with chronic-limb pain reported less pain, or increased pain in the magnified condition.
QNMx9 TIL California was mistakenly considered an island for centuries on world maps. The legend proposed that it was terrestrial paradise, like the Garden of Eden. This misconception was resolved in the 18th century
XNv6 TIL that in 2014 scientists created a mini penguin rover, or “trojan horse” to learn more about emperor penguins.
D1vlg TIL mathematicians around the world are hoarding chalk, after a factory known for making the "the Rolls Royce of chalk" for over 60 years closed in March 2015.
Gke4 TIL in 1992, a UK regulation required dance clubs to provide free water and chill-out rooms in response to a number of Ecstasy-related injuries and deaths