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TIL the "metals of antiquity" are gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, iron, and mercury.

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XEgDj TIL : Koro the phobia of losing one's penis is triggered by rumors of genital disappearance supposedly caused in China by female fox spirits, in Singapore and Thailand by mass poisoning, and in Africa by sorcery, usually in the context of socioeconomic or political tension.
m1xQp Today i learned that the reason why you dont feel electricity when you are holding a normal AA battery is because the average voltage of AA batteries are about 1.5V and the human body is about 3V and it will take 48V to even feel anything
NwA8 TIL one of the founders of ex-gay conversion therapy Richard Socarides had a gay son whom he privately supported when he came out but continued to insist publicly that ex-gay conversion was possible and that the existence of gay people was caused by poor parenting.
g1P7 TIL that the first civilzation (Sumerians) performed math in units of 60, which is why we measure time in 60 second/minute intervals.
dZLr TIL that Cincinnati has a “ghost” subway - a set of tunnels and stations that were built but never used