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TIL Body dysmorphic disorder, occasionally still called dysmorphophobia, is a mental disorder characterized by the obsessive idea that some aspect of one's own body part or appearance is severely flawed and therefore warrants exceptional measures to hide or fix it

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BN6D TIL: Spike Jones was the Weird Al Yankovic of the 40s and 50s. It was considered an honor for him to satirize your work. You’ll probably recognize one of his more popular hits this time of year: “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth”
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XE9EE TIL from 1902-1962, Maoris could vote in Australia but Aborigines could not. It was believed that 'an Aboriginal was not as intelligent as a Maori'.
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