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TIL that in 1933 a German scientist named a species of blind cave beetle after the new chancellor Adolf Hitler.

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5VXnD TIL about the "Tanganyika-Laughter Epidemic". A student in 1962 in Tanzania started laughing in a school in Kashasha. The laughter quickly spread to hundreds of people,causing schools to close for months. Researchers believe it was caused by stress, social tensions. No official explanation was given
5LQR TIL it is suggested that staring at fire improved brain functions such as memory and problem solving in early humans
yVGGX TIL: That during 1830 - 1900, there was a fad for women who wanted to lose weight, the Tapeworm diet.
pDMG TIL: In the James Bond film/novel, ‘Casino Royale’, the name Vesper Lynd is a pun on “West Berlin”, signifying divided loyalties.
W7Z4B TIL About the "Law of Jante," a Scandinavian cultural concept that discourages individual success and self-promotion, emphasizing collective equality and humility instead