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TIL There is a a parasite that can infect the human brain and alter our behaviour. It can cause road rage, increase chances of dying in a road accident and much more.

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R7vPw TIL that the bagpipes are a double reed instrument, using reeds similar to the oboe and bassoon.
nxm7 TIL That if you were were exposed to outer space without a suit, after about 15 seconds, you would be blue, bloated, and in an unresponsive stupor, but not dead. If they got you back inside and gave you oxygen within about 90 seconds, you’d likely make a complete recovery with only minor injuries.
8el9P TIL about the lia radiological accident, where three Georgians discovered two abandoned radioactive sources in the forest around which "there was no snow for about a 1 m (3.3 ft) radius, and the ground was steaming", they then decided to use them as heat sources for the night. One died.
M7o77 TIL anyone born in Northern Ireland or a child of a British Northern Irish citizen is entitled to Irish citizenship.
wo0Qo Til about Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln a Jewish conman and adventurer who “ posed as a Protestant missionary, Anglican priest, British Member of Parliament for Darlington, German right-wing politician and spy, Nazi collaborator, Buddhist abbot in China, and self-proclaimed Dalai Lama.