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TIL that turkeys will attack or attempt to dominate humans they view as subordinate

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LE5v TIL that “Washington Monument Syndrome” refers to the habit of governmet agencies to shut down their most visible and valued services first when facing a budget shortfall, to gain support for tax increases the public would otherwise be against.
E1G8d TIL Daniel Kish is a blind man who taught himself to navigate by echolocation (like bats) by making swift clicking sounds that reflected from objects around him. Using these reflected sounds, he makes a mental image of his surroundings. He now trains others to 'see' the world like he does.
49wa TIL that 52% of retired NFL players used prescription painkillers during football games, ¾ths of that said they abused them. 63% said the pills came from a non-medical source.
W4jX TIL once Astronaut Ed Mitchell was asked how it’s like to stand on the moon, he said “From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, Look at that, you son of a bitch.”
e0n7J TIL 5% of patients who take the anti-depressant clomipramine experience orgasms every time they yawn