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TIL Mother Teresa considered suffering a gift from God and was criticized for her clinics’ lack of care and malnutrition of patients.

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lKrr TIL that “a nickname” was originally “an ekename”, literally meaning “additional name”. Over the years, the word was misdivided into “a nickname”.
JYKdB TIL that ants are amongst the few animals who passed the mirror test, which is a strong evidence of self-recognition, and indicates the possibility of self-awareness (i.e. a “sense of self”).
6ExKX TIL about 'Capture Myopathy' where a captured animal dies from the mere exertion of being captured.