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TIL Dark-skinned people living in northern Europe require six times as much UVB than white pigmented persons. Those living there with dark-skin are more susceptible to cancers, decreased brain function, and bone disease.

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4kKD5 TIL about Jerusalem syndrome - whereby a person who seems previously balanced and devoid of any signs of psychopathology can become psychotic after arriving in Jerusalem. It is not endemic to one single religion or denomination affecting Jews, Christians, and Muslims of many different backgrounds.
5VdYQ TIL 🐦 Birds have a magnetic compass in their beaks made of a mineral called 'magnetite' (Fe3O4) that helps them navigate
4XMKw TIL about Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa, America's only princess, the great-grandniece of Queen Liliuokalani
QpW9 TIL… there is a banana plantation in Iceland, just 177 miles from the Arctic Circle
LQQKp TIL that the term "fundamentalism" was coined in 1920, and was named after a series of 12 Evangelical protestant pamphlets called " The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth." The pamphlets argued that the Bible was the literal and inerrant word of God.