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TIL a simple illusion can detect if you have schizophrenia

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xVkZg TIL that the classification of “First World” initially had nothing to do with standard of living or GDP. The terms 1st, 2nd, and 3rd world were devised at the onset of the Cold War to describe nations that were either aligned to NATO (1st), aligned to the USSR (2nd), or non-aligned to either (3rd).
695ZY TIL: Michael Jackson, Mark Wahlberg, and Seth MacFarlane narrowly escaped death on 9/11
VMd5Q TIL: ANZAC Day, April 25th, is the only legal day in Australia to play "Two-Up", a gambling and heavy drinking game which involves tossing a single coin in the air and betting on the result. It is illegal the rest of the year.
epR84 TIL about Parabeavers. During beaver relocation it was found that air dropping them in a special box was the best way to lower mortality during relocation
VMprB TIL that a cat in Canada.Saved it's family from a fire in the house by biting the arm of the mother who was sleeping and gathered her family and they escaped the burning house without any injuries.