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TIL that the word hysteria originates from the Greek word for uterus, hystera. The Egyptians attributed the behavioral disturbances to a wandering uterus – thus the condition later being dubbed hysteria

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5V0JB TIL the 1980s Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar illegally imported four hippos (one male and three female) to his private zoo. After his death in 1993, the hippos were left to roam freely. With no natural predators, their population grew significantly, leading to ecological concerns.
DelP TIL that at the North Pole it is whatever time you say it is.
6E56Q TIL Scott Carpenter was the only NASA Mercury astronaut who hadn’t finished college. After his spaceflight, the university granted him his degree because "his subsequent training as an astronaut more than made up for the deficiency in the subject of heat transfer."
x6VVw TIL when Fox resumed late night talk show programming in 1993 - after a five year hiatus - their first choice for a host was Dolly Parton. She declined and suggested Chevy Chase for the role. His show would last five weeks.
MEvV TIL That C. Boycott was a English land agent who the Irish shunned so bad that he became a verb