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TIL about Acanthosis Nigricans: a disorder of brown-to-black patches of skin which indicates insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, obesity or hormone imbalances.

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ANDRd TIL: "Guerilla Ontology" is a term coined by Robert Anton Wilson. Its purpose is to expose a dogmatic individual to radically unique ideas, thoughts and words. As a consequence, that person will experience cognitive dissonance and have their beliefs about reality challenged.
N7RMP TIL in 1989, the American Homecoming Act helped children born from U.S soldiers in Vietnam come to the U.S with their families. They based this only on the child's appearance. It was controversial since it didn't apply to the kids of U.S soldiers in other countries.
QJwE9 TIL that the movie (The Men Who Stare at Goats) was loosely based on an investigation into attempts by the U.S. military to employ psychic powers as a weapon.
b9DOZ TIL, the kid's play arcade Discovery Zone merged it's assets with Leaps And Bounds in the year 1995, and also found out that Leaps and Bounds was a McDonald's subsidiary too.
VM6MG TIL King Zog of Albania survived 55 assasination attempts