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TIL “step on a crack, break your mothers back” was originally the more offensive “step on a crack, turn your mother black”

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8adoL TIL that Finland doesn't have any official national anthem. The one unofficial they have has lyrics in Swedish and the same music as the Estonian official national anthem.
KOMvG TIL of a 2015 case of a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder who had some blind personalities. Even with her eyes open, EEG showed brain activity associated with sight was absent when a blind alter was in control. When a sighted alter assumed control, visual brain activity returned
dN0K TIL Charles Darwin wasn’t the first choice to go on the voyage in which he theorized the Theory of Evolution. He got the spot because other candidates turned down the captain’s invitation. Meanwhile, the captain just wanted a travel buddy because commanding a ship was very stressful and lonely.
EgZxo TIL Professional rock climber Alex Honnold has no amygdala activation in his brain.
b9PJj TIL Beavis & Butt-head used to provide commentary on real-life music videos. The band “Winger” took offense to the comments about one of their videos. Upon hearing this, a new character, Stewart, was created to be constantly ridiculed. Stewart's shirt reads "Winger."