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TIL About one of the few validated cases of a person to have lived in three separate centuries | Margaret Ann Neve (18 May 1792 – 4 April 1903) is also the oldest person born in the 1700's

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R5nZ6 TIL about the Barnum Effect, a common psychological phenomenon whereby individuals give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that supposedly are tailored specifically to them, yet are general enough to apply to a wide range of people, such as astrology and personality tests.
nWvXY TIL that in 1889 in the German city of Freiburg the most stinkiest compound ever produced called Thioacetone has been distilled in an experiment in the city causing fainting, vomiting and unconsciousness in a radius or around 1 km from the place of the experiment.
AD4nd TIL Earlier mammals like cats, rabbits, and ferrets experience endocrine changes during mating - usually from clitoral stimulation during intercourse - that induce ovulation. In humans, orgasms lead to similar endocrine changes but are not required for ovulation.
lEeN TIL that wasabi has been researched as a fire alarm for the deaf. When tested, the subject woke up within 10 seconds of the vapor being sprayed in his room.
8aD8 TIL that once Truman left the presidency, his only income was his old army pension - $112.56 per month. “I could never lend myself to any transaction, however respectable, that would commercialize on the prestige and dignity of the office of the presidency.”