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TIL Poland syndrome is the name of a breast deformation, and not the practice of attacking countries while claiming to "shoot back"

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jNbgQ TIL that the difference between a healthy fear and clinical phobia is not logic. You can be afraid of anything , like this person who had a celebrity phobia. She was afraid of Hugh Jackman.
0661 TIL that the role of Captain Jack Sparrow was initially offered to Jim Carrey but he turned it down for Bruce Almighty.
p80jQ TIL In 1999, people believed that Furbies contained computer chips so they could record words and repeat them. The U.S. satellite intelligence operation banned Furbies - in essence, accusing the toy of being a Chinese-manufactured spy, a secret-stealing bugging device capable of eavesdropping.
rRZJW TIL about the Xingtian, a Chinese deity. It is said that after he was decapitated in a fight by another deity, he evolved and began to use his nipples as eyes and his bellybutton as his mouth. He is supposed to symbolize perseverance.
4WGg TIL “supper” and “dinner” are not interchangeable, but determine the size of the meal. Dinner is the largest, most formal meal