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TIL, that gynosome exist.

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dPnQ TIL a dutch man named Jan de Doot, in 1651, removed his own bladder stone with a kitchen knife. He pulled it out through an incision he made in his perineum. It was the size of an egg and weighed a quarter of a pound. He lived for years after, and had the stone plated in gold.
JJYv TIL that corn nuts are made by soaking whole kernels in water for three days, then deep-frying them in oil until they are hard and brittle. Albert Holloway came up with them in 1936, selling them to taverns who would then give them away free to patrons, as they were particularly tasty with beer.
mxNOM TIL that Stockholm syndrome is not a real syndrome, and cannot be found in any clinical psychology textbooks (DSM-5 etc). The term has achieved its widespread fame almost solely due to media oversimplification of complex psychological phenomena.
M7g80 TIL that author J.K. Rowling often relied on the fan-made Harry Potter Lexicon while writing the 'Harry Potter' books: "I have been known to sneak into an Internet café while out writing and check a fact rather than go into a bookshop and buy a copy of 'Harry Potter', which is embarrassing."
oBBxr TIL I'm allergic to plant penises