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TIL that "masking" in autism requires so much mental energy that many autistic people experience burnout from constantly suppressing their natural behaviors to appear neurotypical

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y6ba TIL Ancient Roman coins were found buried underneath a remote castle in Japan. Archaeologists still have no idea how they got there.
X0ZAk TIL Léon and Mathilda’s relationship in Leon: The Professional (1994) was inspired by director Luc Besson’s own relationship with a 12 year old girl, who he later married.
76GM TIL that that guy from Primitive Technology is based in far north Queensland, Australia, he worries about snakes (land of nope) and he stays silent to focus on the action ‘in favor of pure demonstration’.
AnEg TIL that the Nuremberg Trials was the first time in history that people were tried for crimes against humanity
mxR8E TIL that divorce decrees in Canada circa 1950 could stipulate that a woman must remain chaste in order to continue receiving spousal support