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TIL that there s a large-ish group of people who call themselves Otherkin who self-identify as animals, real or fictional, and even inanimate objects apparently.

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MeAaB TIL Christopher Boyce, a college drop out who despised the CIA was given high level security clearance to handle top secret CIA wires. He then sold these top level secrets to the Soviet Union through its embassy in Mexico City. The story was a top selling book and movie "The Falcon and the Snowman"
xVDog TIL Turkey eggs have a richer taste than chicken eggs and were considered a delicacy by the Navajo. They are rare today only because turkeys do not yield as many eggs and cost more to house and feed.
Z84Q4 TIL about Monica Seles who became the youngest-ever French Open singles Champion at the age of 16 years, 6 months in 1991 and a further 7 Grand Slams till 1993 when a fan invaded the pitch and stabbed her, she never really recover from the psychological setback.
mxWVx TIL Washington is the first state to allow the composting of human remains. The law allows organic reduction using wood chips & straw, or alkaline hydrolysis aka liquid cremation. Tests of donated bodies resulted in rich, odorless soil passing all federal & state safety guidelines.
9DdX TIL that the funny bone (ulnar nerve) is the largest unprotected nerve in the body.