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

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4XBL6 TIL that Star Trek character astromycologist Paul Stamets has his name as an allusion to real-life mycologist, entrepreneur and author Paul Stamets, who advocates for the ecological benefits of mushrooms
wLG0J TIL Cotton bags must be reused thousands of times before they meet the environmental performance of plastic bags
DlWp TIL: Only 2% of the world’s population have natural green eyes
WkBxL TIL There is no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as payment for goods or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether to accept cash unless there is a state law which says otherwise.
MDXA TIL that President Roosevelt introduced a tax rate of 79%, but the threshold was so high that it was only paid by John D. Rockefeller