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TIL that "bear" markets are so named because bears attack in downward swipes while "bull" markets reflect that a bull attacks by thrusting upward.

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EggXp TIL of Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) scheduled (now) for early 2025 launch, which will map particles and shape of the heliosphere - the shield from our sun that protects us from cosmic rays.
RVd4 TIL a doctor in Canada avoided multiple rape accusations for years by surgically inserting another man’s blood into his arm.
6EL5J TIL The Beatles song 'Mean Mr. Mustard' was inspired by a Scotsman, John Mustard, who gave his wife only £1 in the year before they parted. Lennon read about in the Daily Mirror on June 7th 1967.
KOm8E TIL that Russian gold-medal winning blind Paralympians are given cars for their effort, and some of them drive on a daily basis
x4E1 TIL there is an native american people who developed a tradition of long-distance running up to 200 miles (320 km) in one session.