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TIL about “Thought Broadcasting”, a type of delusion that centers on the fear that others can hear their thoughts, or that they are not private.

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XEKGE TIL that my Great Uncle (Grandpa's Brother), Aldo Vera Serafin, was a Cuban Exile who was shot and killed by "unkown assailants" in the '70s. He was the head of the "Technical Investigations Department," which is a fancy name for "Cuban FBI." He betrayed Castro by working with the CIA and fled Cuba.
KYmj6 TIL the town of Coachella was originally going to be called Conchilla, meaning "little shells" in Spanish due to all the seashells found in the area. During the process the printers misread the documents and they were filed with Conchilla spelled 'Coachella' and they just decided to accept it.
GERE TIL The Great Pyramid is made of 6.3 million tons of material which is more material than it took to build all the churches and cathedrals in England.The Pyramid base covers 13 acres and is flat and level to within 1cm
Oxla TIL that most bamboo species flower only once every several decades, but when they do, all of the bamboo from the same group flower at the same time, regardless of where they are planted.
rZBe TIL Sewol Ferry started sinking in South Korea in 2014, the captain told the passengers, mostly secondary school students, to not move and just stay put. 304 passengers and crew members died in the disaster