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TIL faking mental illness is actually considered a sign of psychopathy.

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R5Wj6 TIL there is a mineral called Cummingtonite. It is named after the town of Cummington, Massachusetts, rather than being a tongue-in-cheek reference.
W0GY TIL that until 1961 it was illegal to attempt suicide in the UK. The punishment was death.
QNNmM TIL male goats urinate on their heads to smell more attractive to females.
pYPmG TIL: That American Jim Thorpe was stripped of two gold medals following the 1912 Olympics because it was discovered that he had previously played semi-professional baseball, violating the amateur rules at the time. The IOC returned replica medals to his children in 1983; 30 years after his death.
jNDjX TIL that Nicolas Ferrial, the jester of King Francis I, once slapped the monarch on his bum. Nicolas was to be executed for this deed but the king promised to forgive him if he comes up with an apology even more insulting than the slap. And the jester delivered: 'I mistook you for the Queen!'