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TIL that some people suffer from a genuine fear of Halloween, known as Samhainophobia, which can trigger anxiety when people are exposed to Halloween-related events or symbols.

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XRX TIL if you send Mickey and Minnie Mouse an invitation to your wedding they’ll send you back an autographed photo and a ‘Just Married’ button. Also, if you send Cinderella and Prince Charming an invitation, you’ll get an autographed congratulatory certificate.
dDRBj TIL members of Metallica, Guns N Roses and Skid Row formed a one-off supergroup that performed in 1990
6E8Vl TIL that in the Antebellum South, slaves dreaded January 1 -- A.K.A. "Heartbreak Day" -- because New Year's Day was traditionally when debts were settled, resulting in black families being torn apart as slave owners sold or rented slaves out long-term to pay back those they owed money to.
vPO5r TIL that the disability with the highest unemployment rate is actually schizophrenia, at 70-90%
NWVP TIL Chad has the world’s healthiest diet even though it is an extremely poor nation. It has access to vegetables, fruits, beans and legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains, and fish, but almost no availability of processed meat and sugary beverages, or foods containing trans fats or sodium