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TIL The father of modern medicine (hyprocartes) prescribed fasting as a cure for many illness even 3000 years ago, even back then they understood the power of the body to heal itself whereas now if it can't be solved with a prescription pill then it can't be diagnosed

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YpWMG TIL because of their features and dark skin, the Roma people were mistaken for Egyptians when they moved westward from India to the European continent, leading to the term "gypsy." Many Roma reject the term "gypped" as it assumes deception and trickery.
ky9g TIL in May, 2017, a big game hunter famous for pioneering “Monteria Hunts” where packs of dogs scare big game animals toward groups of hunters died after an elephant fell on him
0w6jA TIL in 1982, rocker Billy Idol was staying at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood. After Idol destroyed his room, the police arrived, and a naked Idol surrendered. He later learned they were not there for him, but were investigating the recent overdose death of John Belushi, who died that same night.
OoP84 TIL Charles Darwin, while working on a book about orchids, was frustrated and wrote in a letter to his friend “But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything”
gMEdL TIL that more than 4/5 of the single points of light we observe in the night sky are actually two or more stars orbiting together.