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TIL Koro is a culture bound psychotic disorder in which individuals have an overpowering belief that their sex organs are retracting and will disappear, leading to death

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N1gJ TIL If our sun had a supernova it would be 9 times brighter to us than if an atomic bomb exploded against our eye
N7PnP TIL that in 1989, President Bush sent troops to Panama to capture the dictator Manuel Noriega. But because he has fled to The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See, the troops couldn't get in. So they surrounded the place, and blasted Rock n' Roll music for days until he gave up.
yV8jJ TIL: The May 18, 1980 Mount St Helens eruption caused the largest landslide in recorded history.
yVkKV TIL about Saint-Malo, Brittany. This city on the French coast has some of the highest tides in Europe, rising as high as 40 feet during parts of the year, and the water withdrawing hundreds of yards. A sea wall, built in the 17th century, protects the city from the tides.
oBgMR TIL procrastination is an emotional problem and the human mind is designed to survive not thrive. It's only when our fear of inaction surpasses our fear of action that our mind stops negative thoughts and gets the task done. Procrastination has nothing to do with the task itself or time management.