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TIL a woman suffering from Body Integrity Identity Disorder (a condition where able-bodied people believe they are meant to be disabled) purposefully made herself blind by having a psychologist put numbing drops in her eyes, followed by a couple of drops of drain cleaner.

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X0XxE TIL Years ago, when two children were born within 12 months of each other, people called them "Irish twins." When a mom had three kids within three years, they were called "Irish triplets." This was due to a derogatory stereotype of poor Irish Catholic families having lots of kids close together.
6E7Lm TIL The Soviet Union had an internationally televised song contest. As few viewers had phones, they would turn their lights on if they liked a song and off if they didn’t. The power spikes were recorded by the state energy company and the reports sent to the station to pick the winner.
DQ7me TIL after people are diagnosed with heart disease, less than 60 percent of all patients take a statin.
5njP TIL in the 1960’s the USA planned to test deadly nerve gas (VX and Sarin) on 200 Australian soldiers by bombing a chosen site in a Queensland forest. The plan was eventually vetoed by Aus PM.
69G1X TIL: In April 1861 in Pennsylvania, an oil well that began gushing at a rate 3,000 barrels per day had drawn about 150 spectators by the time an hour later when the oil gusher burst into flames, raining fire down on the oil-soaked onlookers. Thirty people died.