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TIL that out of 11 climate zones known in the world, the Azerbaijani climate has nine.

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OwVX TIL there is a long history of US Vice Presidents disliking the job. John Adams called it “the most insignificant office… contrived,” FDR’s Vice President Garner called it “not worth a bucket of warm piss,” and Truman joking Vice Presidents were “about as useful as a cow’s fifth teat.”
dDrmj TIL That Helium is the only element that is completely non-renewable, and we're rapidly running out of it - which is a big issue, as Helium is used heavily in the scientific community
LkWA9 TIL of "Complex PTSD". Typical PTSD happens after a single incident like a car crash, but C-PTSD results from prolonged trauma, like childhood abuse or neglect. It's harder to spot & to treat. Victims have issues with trust, boundaries, and sense of self... and they often get revictimized.
yVPyv TIL that the American expression "boondocks" comes from the Tagalog word bundók (mountain)
W4VY TIL a Komodo dragon may attempt to speed up the process of swallowing a carcass by ramming the carcass against a tree to force it down its throat, sometimes ramming so forcefully, the tree is knocked down.