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TIL about the unsolved death of Jeannette DePalma, a 16-year-old found in 1972 surrounded by ‘occult’ symbols, sparking decades of conspiracies and fear

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0wDBj TIL the inventor of reiki, Mikao Usui, suffered a stroke and died while teaching it. Reiki is is used as an illustrative example of pseudoscience in academic journal articles. There is no central authority controlling use of the words "reiki master", & certificates can be purchased online
EgxoP TIL Prior to 1898, New York City only consisted of Manhattan and the Bronx - but in a series of referendums, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island were all incorporated into New York City.
PDen TIL people who frequently take naps tend to die younger than those who don’t, and scientists don’t know why.
Bb9L TIL that the sexual attraction to mid-to-late adolescents, ages 15-19, is called ephebophilia and not pedophilia and is considered scientifically natural.
rRmVy TIL in 1921 a group of workers in a fertilizer factory stuck dynamite in a 4.5k lbs block of hardened ammonium nitrate to loosen it up. The resulting explosion killed 500 people, destroyed 80% of the surrounding homes and ripped the roofs off of buildings 15 miles away.