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TIL avocados are toxic to most if not all animals, humans are the exception

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rNBpd TIL the Bourbon dynasty that ruled France from 1589-1792 only had five kings over that duration.
Z8OMp TIL the word “meh” was officially added to the Oxford dictionary in 2008 but its origins trace back to when it appeared on a 1928 Yiddish dictionary
9r8B TIL in 2005 Leonard Cohen sued his long-time manager for defrauding him of more than $US5 million, leaving him with just $150,000 from his 30-year career. The theft of almost all of his fortune forced Cohen to start touring again for the first time in 15 years at the age of 74.
oBmLL TIL Erotomania is a delusional disorder wherein a person experiences delusions of another person being infatuated with them. It's most often seen in female patients that are shy, dependent and sexually inexperienced. The object of the delusion is typically a male who is 'unattainable'.
VM68m TIL 'fight or flight' is actually a description of the male response to acute stress. The female response can be more accurately described as 'tend and befriend'. This has implications for how we think about what stress does to our bodies and how best to cope with and recover from it.