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TIL there’s a real genetic disorder called Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA) that causes symptomatic carriers to be unable to feel pain. They also can’t feel temperature or produce a sweat, causing 20% with the condition to die before age 3 due to overheating.

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E1O00 TIL that the Seven Kingdoms from Game of Thrones are based on a real period of British History called the “Heptarchy”
6KV8 TIL Women used Lysol as birth control. By 1911 doctors had recorded 193 Lysol poisonings and five deaths from uterine irrigation.
k6WW TIL there is a fictional brand of cigarettes that multiple TV shows, films, and video games use called Morleys.
4XApo TIL about the failed assassination attempt on Andrew Jackson. Following a congressional funeral, the assailant attempted to shoot him, however his pistol misfired. He then pulled out a second loaded pistol, it too misfired. Jackson responded by clubbing the man with his walking cane several times.
LkEWd TIL Sears once sold homes though their catalogue. These kits would include everything the home would require, including plumbing, heating and wiring. Parts would arrive by train to the buyer, who would assemble it themselves. Many of these houses still stand today.