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TIL of Stendhal syndrome which is a psychosomatic disorder that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to an experience of great personal significance, particularly viewing art.

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p8w6Q TIL of René Carmille, a punched-card computer expert and French double agent who is believed to have saved thousands of lives by sabotaging Nazi efforts to identify Jewish citizens. He eventually was found out, withstood torture, and sent to a concentration camp where he died in January of 1945.
1kRX TIL boxing trainer Teddy Atlas put a gun to 15 Year Old Mike Tyson’s head and threatened to kill him after Tyson groped Teddy’s 12 Year Old relative.
xWOB TIL that Habsburg dynasty has a unique lip structure and this is a result of incestuous selection of marriage partners.
j681p TIL Chinese Emperor Qin Er Shi was considered “Son of Heaven”, and that his own voice must never be heard, and his face must never be shown, meaning that ministers rarely had the opportunity to address the emperor. Qin Er Shi was forced to commit suicide at the age of 22
8a1Z8 TIL that in Budapest, you can find something which makes any train-lover heart beat faster. MÁV-424 called also “The Buffalo" with two chimneys and a 2′D axle layout (4-8-0) was a universal mainline locomotive at the beginning of the 20th century.