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TIL that psychologists actually have a term for people who enjoy harming others, which is dubbed "everyday sadism".

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loPQG TIL of "Arsenic Eaters" - a group of Austrians who ingested doses far beyond the lethal dose of arsenic trioxide without any apparent harm. They used to eat up small doses initially and gradually built up to 300-400mg as a mithridate to help enable strenuous work at high altitudes in the Alps
lXkA TIL Andrew Wakefield, the infamous ex-physician who fabricated evidence linking vaccines to autism, now lives in Texas and is pitching a reality TV show called “The Autism Team”
oBLl7 TIL about the Memorial for Survivors of Sexual Violence built in Minnesota which was dedicated and opened last week. It's the only memorial of its kind in the world, and hopes to shine more light on the epidemic.
9wyYD TIL Ireland’s 1958 UN resolution, once called “dangerous” by the US, became the blueprint for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and helped avert nuclear war through "Pax Atomica"
MeRjV TIL about the early history of American souvenir shops. Prior to specialized gift shops, visitors often removed random aritifacts as mementos leading to decay. In an effort to combat this activity, George Washington's MT Vernon estate began making items for sale from select trees on site.