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TIL Lasthénie de Ferjol syndrome is a type of anemia caused by a self-harm behaviour of repeatedly drawing one's own blood.

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x6ng TIL Casper the Friendly Ghost died as a teen because of pneumonia from sledding all day.
rM6d TIL in 2015 a bus driver in India took a nap on his bus, only to be awoken to a monkey that had climbed into the driver’s cabin & had started the engine. As the driver ran to the cabin, the monkey panicked, shifted gears & jumped out. The bus rammed 2 other buses before the driver regained control.
WkWJ4 TIL Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards worked for years at being a successful musician. Although she saw plenty of success over the course of four records, she eventually burned out and retreated from the music industry and opened a coffee shop. The shop is called Quitters.
R4y6 TIL there are over two million saunas in Finland and 5 million inhabitants, making an average of one sauna per household
Dp9p TIL Pimps wear expensive jewelry so that if they get arrested their girls can pawn it for bail.