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TIL that people with schizophrenia are not fooled by the Charlie Chaplin Optic Illusion.

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negMo TIL That the adjective "excruciating" comes from crucifixion; "out of crucifying."
5yZ8 TIL DJ Khaled’s original stage name was Arab Attack, which he changed shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
5VMvn TIL: Imigrants are less likely to commit crimes in the United States. It has been this way for over 100 years.
eMnJ TIL in 1993 a student at UPenn was charged with violating the university’s racial harassment policy after calling a black woman a “water buffalo”. The university claimed it was racist: “a water buffalo is a dark primitive animal that lives in Africa.” Water Buffaloes come from Asia.
xVNyw TIL Sachin Tendulkar played for Pakistan before India. He was just a 13 year old boy when he made his international debut as a fielder, during a practice match between India and Pakistan at the Brabourne Stadium in 1987 where he came on the field as a substitute fielder for Pakistan