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TIL that Manly, NSW, Australia, was named after the local indigenous people who the governor thought were very…. Manly

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M0a0 TIL Rick James had alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine and cocaine in his blood at the time of his autopsy.
JYOlv TIL that, since the 1300's, the pronoun "thou" was actually considered more informal and even derogatory than the pronoun "you." This is also why its usage began declining in the 17th century; it was considered "impolite."
8Dd8 TIL that the Prairie Vole (a rodent) is monogamous, while its closest relative the Montane Vole is promiscuous. The ADH receptor gene between the two species is different and cause different behavior. The same gene was injected into a laboratory mouse that showed monogamous behavior afterwards.
b6QWa TIL about Alphonse Le Gastelois, a man from Jersey who lived alone on a remote reef for 14 years after being wrongly accused of child assault. He was ostracized and feared for his life. The real attacker, Edward Paisnel, was caught in 1971 after 11 years of terror.
MbBV TIL Bullying, child abuse, and stress causes children to age faster at a cellular level and leads to physical and mental health problems even decades later, including an earlier death.