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Today I learned that wale vomit over time has an earthly smell to it

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kJ5Rd TIL that the term Dark triad - a term used to describe three negative personality traits -was coined back in 2002 by the Canadian psychologists Delroy Paulhus and Kevin Williams.
rNnmo TIL about Margaret Moth, born in New Zealand in 1951, transformed herself into the woman she wanted to be. She cast off the blond cherubic sweetness of her childhood, adopted an all-black look …
WbRX TIL when David Bowie wanted walk around in New York without being bothered, he simply carried a greek newspaper, so that people would think “no, that can’t be him”.
16JVd TIL there are 2 diseases called childhood dementia and childhood Alzheimer's. Both of these are the result of genetics.
rNpwx TIL When aluminum was first discovered, in the early 1800s, it was worth more than gold. Originally, it was hard to separate from other materials. The Washington Monument was capped with it. When a reliable method was finally found to purify it, prices plummeted from $16 ($419 today) a pound to $2.