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TIL the act of self-mastery of a subject without teachers is called autodidacticism

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oaY7 TIL “Gaslighting” is an extremely effective form of emotional abuse that causes a victim to question their own feelings, instincts, and sanity, which gives the abusive partner a lot of power
4X4ga TIL in the early 1900s, women used hatpins to fend off sexual harassers in the streets. These pins were so effective in fending off assaulters that legislation was proposed to curb these “accessories to assault.” Men would often come away with wounds that were “not serious, but very painful.”
ANRaw TIL Galaxies are very flat. The length to width ratio of the Milky Way is about 60:1, roughly comparable to a chopstick
m1WVE TIL that the name ‘Peacock’ refers only to the male bird of the species ‘Peafowl’. ‘Peahen’ refers to the female bird of that species
YYMW TIL in order to keep the title “Democratic”, North Korea holds elections every 5 years in which the ballots list only one candidate.