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TIL that there is a pseudo-medical credential called Pastoral Medicine (PSc.D or D.PSc), or "Bible-based" medicine, which is enabling people to call themselves "doctor" and treat patients in all 50 states and 30 countries.

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vPwNB TIL that Meikayla Moore, a professional footballer who plays as a defender for the New Zealand national team, scored a hat-trick of own goals in a match against the United States in 2022. The United States coach commented that "she's incredible and ... her positioning was very [good]".
m57Y TIL that Pink Floyd’s Dave Gilmour paid for the demo tape which launched the 16 year old Kate Bush’s career.
ZPB TIL That those thoughts of doing dangerous/risky/harmful things or mainly unwanted images of yourself doing those things are called intrusive thoughts, and are pretty normal.
QNrva TIl that Jesus had brothers (and sisters too)
OvZe TIL that some languages don’t have the relative directions right/left. They instead use cardinal directions, for example: “It’s on the southern edge of the table.”