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TIL members of the Nation of Islam believe white people were created a few thousand years ago by an evil black scientist named Yakub

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w0QE TIL that when people self-injure, e.g., cut themselves with razors, the brain immediately stops repeating painful thoughts, such as, “I am worthless and unlovable”, and releases a flood of soothing endorphins.
N7GnQ TIL that in the 1800s, one of the most popular sports in the world was distance walking which attracted huge crowds and gambling. Thousands of spectators would turn up to watch challenges such as walking 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours.
yQP68 TIL that Termites can distinguish between load bearing and non-load bearing timber.
loO77 TIL in 1493, Columbus thought he saw mermaids. "They were not as pretty as depicted, for somehow in the face they looked like men" he wrote. Today it is suspected that he saw a manatee.