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TIL there is an extremely rare condition, 'demon face syndrome,' in which people to see faces as distorted, horrific, drooped, or stretched. β€œIt’s like staring at demons. Imagine waking up one morning and suddenly everybody in the world looks like a creature in a horror movie.”

WdDB TIL of a bank heist in which the robbers got away with $30 million cash, and carefully covered their tracks by wiping down everything down in their townhouse before they left; however they forgot to start the dishwasher and so their fingerprints were found on dirty dishes.
E1o4p TIL of Von Steuben, a central figure in forming the US army. His career in Prussia was cut short due to being openly gay, he moved to America and joined the revolution with B.Franklin's aid who knew of but ignored his sexual tastes. He lived with 2 lovers who inherited his estate after his death
JE1k TIL when his heir died childless, the estate of British scientist James Smithson passed to the U.S. government. American diplomat Richard Rush was sent to England to collect the money, and returned with today’s equivalent of $11M in gold coins, which was used to found the Smithsonian Institution.
JYj5V TIL Shin-kicking is a sport in England in which two participants kick each other in the shin until one of them falls.
BgOrD TIL that unlike other languages, the Korean script was a deliberate invention by a king, and is often considered the most scientific writing system in the world