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TIL that BONO is the only human to have been nominated for an Oscar, a Grammy and a Nobel prize

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jBYj TIL prior to WWII a Viennese psychiatrist organized a special counseling program which for the first time in years lead to zero student suicides. Later imprisoned in Nazi camps, his family murdered, he wrote in secret a book about the meaning of life which became a bestseller after his liberation
BrN4k TIL Confucius's real name was just "Kung" or "Kong." Confucius is a latinization of "Kong Fuzi," which really means "Grand Master Kong"
neG1b TIL Tears caused by sadness, happiness, and onions look different under a microscope.
6EQvW TIL that a rancher in Oregon named Bill Brown would often write checks on any paper available. This often included soup can labels and newspaper margins. As he was rich and known for this, the banks would cash the checks without question.
b6ZyZ TIL about alexithymia, a somewhat common but unstudied condition in which a person is unable to interpret their own emotions despite being able to function normally in every other way