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TIL that some people with OCD suffer from “sensorimotor obsessions”, the hyperawareness of and focus on bodily processes or sensations such as the act of breathing, blinking, swallowing, or their own heartbeat.

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MenRb TIL in 1961 the entire U.S. figure skating team died in an airplane crash - causing a mandate still in effect that no team travelling to international competition would be allowed to fly together ever again
nWKZd TIL that uterus prolapse can occur in women when the pelvic floor muscles weaken causing the uterus to descend into or even outside the vaginal canal. This condition can be caused by childbirth, aging, hormonal imbalance, chronic coughing or heavy lifting and can become fatal.
xAQD TIL that Charles Darwin’s grandfather Erasmus posited early theories of evolution, wrote a book illustrated by poet William Blake, invented a steering mechanism later used in automobiles, opposed slavery and advocated formal education for girls.
Z8JDp TIL The Bikini Atoll’s flag is similar to the USA flag, but with black stars representing islands destroyed by nuclear testing, to serve as a reminder of the debt the US still owes them for nuclear fallout and radiation poisoning.
XoZj TIL that Gordon Ramsay challenged a prison cook to an onion cutting competition. The inmate won. Ramsay immediately offered him a job at one of his restaurants upon his release