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TIL there is a bacteria that grows up to 2cm and which is the only one visible to the naked eye

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R7WOj TIL: When the Nazis and the Vichy government began arresting and deporting the Jews, Si Kaddour Benghabrit Imam of Grand Mosque de Paris made it a sanctuary for endangered Jews. By offering them shelter; and giving them fake identity certificates, to prove they were Muslims, not Jews.
0PNL TIL Stendhal syndrome (also known as hyperkulturemia) is dizziness caused by being overwhelmed by Florence’s fantastic art
a8GV9 TIL about Alice de Janzé. She was a member of the infamous “Happy Valley Set” of white settlers in colonial Kenya. When one of her lovers tried to leave her, she shot him in the chest before shooting herself. They both survived and were married 5 years later.
kOg9B TIL That Tesla sells their unused carbon tax credits to gas guzzling car producers reducing the net gains for the environment to zero.
9wMbQ TIL of Aphantasia, a condition where a person is unable to picture things in their mind