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TIL there’s a disorder called ‘Capgras delusion’ in which a person holds a delusion that a close friend, spouse, parent or family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor.

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Vw0Q TIL elephants are the only other mammals that have death rituals
BrAAy TIL in 2003, Disney tried to trademark the phrase “Día de los Muertos”, the name of the Mexican national holiday, Day of the Dead. After significant backlash, Disney withdrew their application to the USPTO within a week.
mxaJp TIL Japan grows less than 40% of the food it needs to feed its citizens
wO8W TIL The children’s book author of “Goodnight Moon” Margaret Wise Brown died at 42 while showing her doctor how well she felt by kicking up her leg like a can-can dancer; it dislodged a clot in her leg that traveled to her heart, killing her.
OGxL7 TIL that a man sued his own search warrant and won the case in the Supreme Court. Titled Marcus v. Search Warrant, he believed the warrant was too vague and was unable to sue any of the agents as they acted within the law.