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TIL in the Grimm Brother’s Cindarella, the stepsisters cut off their heel and toe to try to fit their foot into the slipper..

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9o8M TIL of the Crowned Eagle, the only known bird to be confirmed as having viewing humans as prey
XENGr TIL ‘Toxic positivity’ is the lack of acknowledgement all your emotions, like anger or sadness. It posits that positive psychology places too much importance on upbeat thinking, while shunting challenging and difficult experiences to the side
G9l5 TIL The United States put hundreds of thousands of Filipinos in concentration camps, which resulted in the deaths of over 275,000 natives.
Qpn6 TIL of target fixation, when a person is concentrating so much on avoiding something that he increases the chances of hitting it. Racecar drivers, fighter pilots, mountain bikers, and others moving at high speed can experience the issue.
GAnv5 TIL The internet was born in 1969. Which happens to be the last year that the Beatles performed in public.