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TIL about cherophobia - the fear of (or anxiety about) happiness.

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R4kj TIL a nurse placed playing cards in obvious places on top of operating room cabinets at a hospital to test for out of body or near death experiences. Not one person ever reported seeing the playing cards or even knowing they were there.
pkkQ TIL that despite a universal dislike for it, the font Comic Sans has become highly regarded by those who work with dyslexic children - one of the better uses for which it was never intended.
yVLnJ TIL that there exists a “Chili Appreciation Society” that hosts cookoffs about the best chili
mxaKP TIL that there's a genetic abnormality called Turner Syndrome, which occurs when the second X chromosome is partially or completely missing, which can cause internal and external physical deformities, as well as vision and hearing and problems, and learning disabilities.
dZK7 TIL that one of the main requirements during the design of the Honda Super Cub, the highest selling motor vehicle of all time, was that it must be able to be driven with one hand while carrying a tray of soba noodles in the other.