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TIL that Porphyria, a collection of diseases where symptoms include severe sun sensitivity, prominent canine teeth and peculiar behaviour, is thought to be the basis of the vampire legend – especially as symptoms are worsened by garlic.

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aAKN TIL: There is a method being tested to allow female same-sex couples to have children that are 100% biologically “theirs”.
VEbp TIL John Candy was going to voice a turkey in Pocahontas, but died before it’s release. His character was removed from the film
eOrJ TIL That most Victoria’s Secret models are either an A or B cup.
4Xbea TIL about the Implicit Association Test (IAT). It is a test developed in 1998 to assess people's implicit bias in things such as race and sex. I've linked the Harvard version of the test if you want to give it a go.
BgaAr TIL Humans and T-Rex are closer in history, than T-Rex and Stegosaurus