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TIL that when a person experiences sleep paralysis, it is quite common to feel a presence in the room like a ghost called an Intruder.

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lR47 TIL Professor Patrick Michaud performed an experiment in 1994 showing strawberry Pop-Tarts could produce foot high flames when left in a toaster too long, triggering lawsuits. Pop-Tarts now carry a warning: “Due to possible risk of fire, never leave your toasting appliance or microwave unattended.”
5Y9En TIL the word "utopia" is a pun. It comes from the Greek word for "good place" but also "no place." It's good, but it doesn't exist.
8epJa TIL that the term Gaslighting comes from a 1938 play and a 1944 film, in which an abusive husband Gregory manipulates his wife Paula to make her feel as if she has gone mad. One of the ways he does this is by dimming and brightening the gaslights, all while convincing Paula that its all in her head.
rNlE1 TIL Tulpa is a concept in Theosophy, mysticism, and the paranormal, of a materialized being or thought-form, typically in human form that is created through spiritual practice and intense concentration.
LQWMm TIL the NFL formed a committee to falsify information in order to hide brain injuries sustained by their players.