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TIL Amazon women is not women of the Amazon (Brazil) but rather mythical tribes in Greek Mythology

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lXVa TIL an artificially intelligent computer was programmed to reflect some of the issues present in schizophrenia, and it proceeded to claim to be a terrorist.
5V1yB TIL that in 2010, whilst still playing football, Brett Favre became the first active player to be a grandfather in the history of NFL.
XEw8R TIL Scientists at UCLA noticed that "time and time again" people suffered their first experience with anxiety or depression right after stomach illnesses. They did brain scans after patients ate probiotics, and found that stomach bacteria actually directly affected connectivity of the brain.
gMo04 TIL During the Iraq-Iran war, Minister of Health Riyadh Hussein suggested Saddam step down temporarily. When no one else supported the idea, Saddam escorted Mr. Hussein to the next room, closed the door, shot him, then returned to the meeting. His widow received his dismembered corpse the next day.
kJ0PB TIL that Neptune's deep blue color were not accurately color balanced and its contrast was enhanced. In reality, it has a pale blue color, very similar to Uranus