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TIL that Health Canada issued a safety brief in 2022 regarding topical steroids and the risk for topical steroid withdrawal reaction

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WgOX TIL that the Stasi(East German Secret Police) used a psychological technique called Zersetzung, which involved things like breaking into a targets house and rearranging things, calling in the middle of the night, and sending dildos.
arRy TIL that the woman who won $2.9 million by suing McDonald’s over spilled hot coffee asked for only $20,000, to cover her medical bills.
kORD7 TIL the voice actor of Paarthurnax, the good dragon in Skyrim, is also the voice of Mario/Luigi/Wario/etc. since 1990
Bygy TIL the green visors accountants used to wear helped lessen eyestrain from harsh incandescent lights.
jelM TIL in order to test the “shock value” of the corpse featured in “Psycho”, Hitchcock placed it inside Janet Leigh’s dressing room and listened to how loud she screamed when she found it.