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TIL a bay in Newfoundland is named either “Bay of Despair” or “Bay of Hope,” but nobody knows which name is the original and which is a corruption

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E1gWo TIL that Nikita Khrushchev delivered a "secret speech" denouncing Stalin in 1956 which was so shocking that it caused heart attacks for some in attendance and others to commit suicide afterwards.
PYyWO TIL that it was widely assumed that infants felt no pain and they routinely underwent major surgeries without anesthesia up until infant pain was formally recognized in 1987.
WNKY TIL that sudden testicular pain can be a symptom of testicular torsion. It occurs in about 1 in 160 males before 25 years of age and if not treated within 6 hours, can result in loss of the testicle.
XEgbk TIL that fossils of sea creatures called Ammonites are considered holy symbols in the folk Hindu beliefs of India and Nepal. They and other marine fossils are found in the Himalayas, which were raised from the now-drained Tethys Sea. Climbers to Mt Everest have brought back fossils of Sea Lilies.
Mp1W TIL the phrase “as smooth as a milkmaid’s skin” comes from the fact that milkmaids were often exposed to cowpox, giving them partial immunity to smallpox and leaving their skin free of pox scars.