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TIL "borderline personality disorder" was named to describe patients who seemed on the borderline of psychosis

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94Kp TIL that chubby girls in Japan are called ‘marshmallows’
x6JD1 TIL that in 1948 the Idaho Dept of Fish and game parachuted 76 beavers into the Chamberlain Basin in Central Idaho
QkjX TIL Rick Moranis, beloved comedian who retired to raise his family in the late 80’s, is a semi-active musician
wLeWM Today I learned that you can die from plucking your nose hairs. The follicle can get infected, and that infection can pass its way through the bloodstream to the brain. The area surrounding your mouth and nose is called the "danger triangle" for this reason. Use a trimmer instead.
Y7eNZ TIL buffalo hunting in the 19th century was encouraged as a means of eliminating the major food source of many Native American tribes, thereby making them easier to control.