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TIL that stress and fatigue are the main causes for experiencing a deja vu

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MxxW TIL That a man called David Reimer was raised as a girl after a botched circumcision destroyed his penis. This caused him serious psychological damage, destroying widespread theories on the malleability of gender
WkZed TIL that the Gurkha Contingent is the last remaining unit in Singapore to employ original British drill commands.
Lgdv TIL That a $34 million SR-71 Blackbird fell apart in mid-air due to a 2 inch piece of duct tape
wLno1 TIL 100 years ago, the University of Denver and School of Mines had a rivalry so intense it escalated to armed students, prisoners, and dynamite bombings until the Governor intervened
awWoL TIL that Albanian Highlanders would use shouting as long a distance communication. The one that would hear the shout would shout it to another and so on, traveling 2 week long distances in hours.