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TIL a paediatrician was forced to flee her home by vigilantes who confused her job title with “paedophile”

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6KaY TIL according to a lawsuit filed against medical clinics and physicians who performed his colonoscopy, a man claims he had left his phone on ‘record’ and caught staff mocking him the second he went under, making fun of his penis, threatening to fire a gun up his rectum, and more
Egk6p TIL Leeches don't only suck blood; they also will swallow small animals whole
4XPDg TIL The Ciabatta was created in 1982 by a baker in Verona, Veneto, Italy, in response to the popularity of French baguettes.
49Gw TIL that the gender neutral term for a niece/nephew is a nibling, just like the gender neutral term for a brother/sister is a sibling.
wLM96 TIL that people who study ancient writing are called Palaeographers