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TIL that schizophrenic hallucinations vary across culture, western illusions usually being more violent and harmful

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ZpgrR TIL in 1959 a white man from Texas disguised himself as a black man and traveled for six weeks on greyhound buses. After publishing his experiences with racism he was forced to move to Mexico for several years due to death threats.
JYjyk TIL Canadians are entitled to receive a free flag from the government ($150 value), but the waiting period is 99 years
m56E TIL 60% of gun-related deaths in the U.S. are suicides (see 4th and 5th leading cause of death in far-right “Total” column) [PDF].
VMBQk TIL of the belief that English should return to it's original roots by removing all words coming from romance languages, Latin, Greek etc. Leaving only the Germanic ones. This includes coining new words based on German or reviving old ones.
NXYlb TIL: There's a Planet Where it Rains Molten Glass Sideways at 5,400 mph