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TIL in 1996, a patient with gender dysphoria was successfully treated using pimozide

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XE8xk TIL that 3 newly discovered Australian beetles were named after Legendary Pokemon: Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres due to their rarity and one researcher's love for gen 1 Pokemon games.
GY8dQ TIL- apples are not indigenous to North America, nor most of Europe. They originated in Kazakhstan, in central Asia east of the Caspian Sea. The capital of Kazakhstan, Alma Ata, means “full of apples.” By 1500 BC apple seeds had been carried throughout Europe
LDlr TIL that after Kanye West interrupted Tayor Swift, Comedy Central played South Park’s ‘Fishsticks’ episode on repeat for 2 hours.
Z871v TIL that these massive concrete acoustic mirrors, or “listening ears,” were built in England between the world wars to monitor the skies for the telltale sounds of airborne invasion.
OoD0X TIL Isdal Woman Mystery: In November 1970, the badly burnt body of a woman was found in a remote spot in Norway's Isdalen valley. Someone had cut the labels off her clothes, and scraped distinctive marks off her belongings. Police uncovered a trail of coded messages, disguises, and fake identities