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TIL that not only are there multiple “Saint Michael” mounts, they’re also part of a straight line aligning 7 “Saint Michael” holy sites accross Europe.

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wYEP TIL that spouse abandonment after cancer or MS diagnosis is 6x more likely when ill spouse is female
gMlX TIL There is a tree that has legal ownership of itself and all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base.
wolJ TIL that Mother Teresa did not administer painkillers to those infirmed in her homes for the dying (one could “hear the screams of people having maggots tweezered from their open wounds without pain relief”), believing that pain brought them closer to Christ.
E80W TIL the idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) widely taught in psychology and schools has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
yD5l TIL Geena Davis tried out for the 2000 Sydney Olympics in archery. She placed 24th out of 300 women, but did not qualify for the Olympics