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TIL The Martha Mitchell effect occurs when a medical professional labels a patient's accurate perception of real events as delusional, resulting in misdiagnosis.

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Ze5D TIL: Jason Lewis circumnavigated the Earth without using motors or sails. He walked, cycled, & inline skated 5 continents. He kayaked, swam, rowed, & pedalled a boat across the rivers, seas, and oceans. It took him 13 years to complete the 46,505-mile journey.
E1Nx7 TIL that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) can be caused by many factors, the most alarming being childhood trauma.
b9X1a TIL about the Butt Hole Road, the former name of a street in England. Residents living on the street experienced issues with their address, as they were refused services due to the name and were the target of pranks. The residents raised funds, got local approval and had its name changed in 2009.
6EmaX TIL: Babies are born without kneecaps
OoNPY TIL That English has a subtle stress pattern to identify the Noun or Verb in a related word. For example Record; Record (N) and Record ; Contract (N) and ConTract (V) ; Refuse (N) and Refuse.