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TIL about Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, a condition where you perceive yourself or the world as smaller or larger than they are

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78kAM TIL The music of Nine Inch Nails has reportedly been used by the U.S. military as music torture to break down the resolve of detainees. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails objected to this and stated "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging"
x6o01 TIL of "set de flo'", an old African-American type of dance contest in which participants would do specific dance moves inside a circle on the floor; if you step outside the circle, you lose. Sometimes they would balance a glass of water on their head for extra challenge.
e0wVk TIL Jay Jackson, the actor who played Perd Hapley in Parks and Rec, used to be a real newscaster and only takes acting roles as a newscaster
VLVQ TIL 1948 winter Olympic Game’s athletes lacked the resources to compete post WWII, to the point where the Norwegian team had to borrow skis from the American team
nWVnr TIL Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, will become the South Star in the year 66,270 AD. It’s slowing moving towards Earth’s geographic South Pole like how Polaris is the currently the North Star.