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TIL that the fear of spiders and snakes is an evolutionary trait, not a learned behavior.

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alyM TIL there are currently at least 6 “Antipopes,” each claiming to be the true leader of the Catholic Church.
xVyVo TIL of Edith Garrud, a 20th century suffragette who knew Jujitsu and was one of the first female martial arts instructors in the West. She taught the "Suffragettes Self-Defence Club”, and was an instructor for “the Bodyguard” a 30-women unit that defended fugitive suffragettes and fought the police.
LbDp TIL pretending to have a mental disorder, is a mental disorder.
9wwpr TIL The actor who plays Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four (2005) was the son of former Australian Prime Minister, Billy McMahon.
0NO5 TIL The term “kosher salt” derives not from its being made in accordance with the guidelines for kosher foods as written in the Torah (nearly all salt is kosher, including ordinary table salt), but rather due to its use in making meats kosher by removing surface blood.