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TIL that we have tiny ear crystals that can get dislodged and cause terrible vertigo called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV).

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N8jP TIL that although it was decided by early Christians not to be put in the bible, there is a gospel called the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. This gospel is about Jesus’ childhood and has stories of Jesus cursing other children and making them die and in one case making another child wither into a corpse.
Xm5D TIL In Shampoo and Moisturiser Ads, “Essential Oils” means that the oil gives off a distinctive scent, not that they’re essential.
MkKB TIL hunter-gatherer societies had approximately five-hour workdays
m1Mjy TIL that in 1915, when Cecil Chubb spent £6,600 to purchase Stonehenge, his wife was NOT happy - because she had actually sent him out to buy a dining room set. Chubb eventually gifted Stonehenge to the English people about three year later.
apdZ TIL Cancer is the #1 cause of disease-related deaths in children. In 2010 the American Cancer Society only directed $0.01 (a penny) to childhood cancer research for every dollar of public support.