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TIL that hay and straw are different things

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mxkeO TIL there is a psychological condition known as Cherophobia, It quite literally means the fear of being happy. Individuals with this condition are said to experience anxiety at joyful events like parties, refuse to engage in life improving oppotrunities, and shun joyous people.
NRoQ TIL Cats are thought to be primarily responsible for the extinction of 33 species of birds.
e0PWJ TIL that Saudi Arabia accidentally printed textbooks showing Yoda sitting next to the king.
x4Y5 TIL DuPont has been poisoning the town of Parkersburg, WV for over 30 years and has been covering it up.
wonMJ TIL that Ewa Wiśnierska, a German paraglider, was unexpectedly caught in a thunderstorm and pulled up into a cumulonimbus cloud, reaching an altitude of 10,000m (33,000ft). She survived extreme temperatures of -50°C and oxygen deprivation at a height higher than Mount Everest.