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TIL that the Hudson Bay is a sea

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r7p1 TIL that Cherophobia is the fear of being too happy because “something tragic” will happen.
Znmv TIL Pablo Escobar lost 10% of his money due to rats and mold per annum, amounting to $2.1 billion
JY561 TIL that 15,000 to 20,000 per year are killed by land mines, most of them being civilian children, long after the conflict has ended.
lo5P5 TIL in Scotland and Ireland, 29 February in a leap year is said to be the one day when a woman can propose to her partner. Finland has the same custom, with the addition that a man rejecting such a proposal was expected to buy his suitor enough cloth for a skirt as compensation.
nkNb TIL the reason you wake up early when hungover is due to the loss of a neurotransmitter called GABA, which is responsible for ensuring you stay asleep