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TIL that the word "mortgage" literally means "death-pledge" in French

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l7oEB TIL of Dr. Jolly West, who pioneered research into the use and abuse of LSD.
epZyD TIL that a rare psychiatric disorder called Stendhal syndrome causes fainting, crying and hallucinations when a person becomes overwhelmed by viewing great art. It’s most commonly reported among tourists visiting Florence, Paris, Tokyo, and Rome.
vaDK TIL that a person who deals with and persists through difficulty or hardship without complaint is a trouper, not a trooper
ANK8x TIL haggis has been banned from being imported into the US since 1971 due to a ban on food containing sheep lung
Qbgp TIL American women started shaving their armpits in 1915 because of advertisements in Harper’s Bazaar fashion magazine encouraging them to.