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TIL The woman killed in the Gare Montparnasse accident was filling in for her husband at his newspaper stand

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pYmOA TIL There is no antivenin for Blue Ring Octopus venom. The tiny, often painless, bite causes total body paralysis and victims remain fully conscious as they suffocate - unable to call or signal for help. For this reason, Australian children are taught never to touch anything in a rock pool.
JwLm TIL that virtually no one in Europe seriously believed the Earth was flat before Columbus’ voyages–this view comes not from historical fact, but from a Washington Irving book
8aD7P TIL a soldier in Napoleon's army invented "night writing" in the early 1800s so soldiers could communicate safely in the dark. It was then adapted and perfected by Louis Braille to give us the tactile writing system known as "Braille", which is used by vision impaired persons worldwide.
0dolM TIL that "Neurorealism" is a fallacy in science where people ascribe too much faith in psychological phenomenon merely because it is backed up by brain imaging methods.
DZoY TIL that caribou is simply the North American name for reindeer.