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TIL that there's a Fear of slime called Mysophobia

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OGLp7 TIL there are five main species of Pacific salmon commonly targeted by anglers (Wild-caught): Chinook (King), Coho (Silver), Sockeye (Red), Pink, and Chum. In the Atlantic, the Atlantic salmon is the only species and is typically farmed.
mLMv TIL the president of Food for the Poor is called Robin Mahfood
GmZ1 TIL that almost every renowned philosopher of Ancient Greece and Rome experienced what we know as “tripping” by being an initiates in the cult of Demeter. Initiates went through an annual rite of passage involving ergot, the founding compound of LSD.
vnjB TIL Hayden Christensen’s last TV role before Star Wars Episode 2 was called “Higher Ground”.
bVrj TIL 450 years ago King Charles V of Spain commissioned a mechanical monk, an automaton, to be made as thanks to God for saving his son. This is one of the first robots made by humans. It still works to this day