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TIL about phantom pregnancy, where women believe they’ve been pregnant for years despite having ultrasounds, doctors, and pregnancy tests repeatedly prove them wrong.

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nWaP TIL that showing people facts that contradict their beliefs actually reinforces those beliefs
yVN0X TIL: In 1967, Mad Magazine printed a fake $3 bill. Unfortunately, change machines were just beginning to be installed and did not recognize the bills as fake and gave out real change for the phony bills.
Qj9L TIL 98% of pet exotic cats die within 2 years.
QXrX TIL Nanoparticles containing bee venom toxin melittin can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while at the same time leaving surrounding cells unharmed.
QNVAd TIL that during WWII, nearly 1,000 Polish children were deported to Siberian gulags. Starving and displaced, they found refuge in India, welcomed by Maharaja Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, who built them a home, gave them schooling, and treated them as his own.