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TIL that a psychological condition called “Koro” makes sufferers believe that their genitals have been stolen.

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rNYDy TIL: Coco Chanel was romantically involved with a Nazi and served essentially as a spy
l7oG1 TIL that overuse of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) can cause spinal cord injury by inactivating vitamin B12. Numbness, weakness, and even sexual dysfunction are common symptoms. Taking B12 preventatively before nitrous use is ineffective as no matter how much B12 is present, it is all ‘turned off’.
6L47 TIL each member of Nirvana was kicked out of the Nevermind release party for starting a food fight
8AKa TIL extraterrestrial life could be found in our lifetime through the detection of biosignature gases.
ANPQl TIL Singer Hank Williams died less than two months after releasing his final single titled "I'll never get out of this world alive"