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TIL recurring dreams about being unprepared for—or failing—an exam symbolises that we are feeling unprepared in regard to a challenging situation in waking life. The subconscious mind is referring to the past in order to provide similarities to help make sense of our current experience

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oBmEW TIL an indigenous Mexican woman from the Tarahumara community won a 50km race featuring 500 runners from 12 countries while wearing a skirt and sandals made from tyre rubber
OobBg TIL of Thalidomide, a "safe" drug made by the german pharmaceutical company Grunenthal, that deformed thousands of babies around the world because it was sold as safe for pregnant women, when it was not. The company never made up for it, and today's FDA rules were created in response to this drug.
Qbyd TIL when contestants are kicked off of Gordan Ramsey’s show “Hell’s Kitchen”, they are giving psychological examinations. The show is so draining that the producers want to make sure the contestants won’t kill themselves or someone else.
laN1 TIL: The food company Heinz has apologized after a QR code on a bottle of tomato ketchup directed people to a pornography website.
5Ye1Q TIL Anthony Hopkins, when asked what he loves best about making movies, answered: "I love the hour in makeup. It gives you time to think and have a cup of coffee. It's my favorite part of the day. Having somebody dab things on your face, I love that. Then you go out and say things and they pay you."