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TIL That sunspots are correlated with revolutionary behavior and other human mass excitability events.

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nWaj7 TIL Body Integrity Identity Disorder is a rare, documented mental disorder which causes a severe dissociation with one’s own healthy extremities. Sufferers of BIID fantasize about becoming paralyzed, may use wheelchairs and leg braces, and may seek out surgical solutions for amputation fantasies.
jBVj TIL that Pizza Hut’s Stuffed Crust Pizza, McDonald’s McGriddles and Dollar Menu, and the Smashburger restaurant chain were all developed by the same guy
yQ76v TIL the Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Mihn's political outlook was developed during his time living in America. He became influenced by the Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey and even attended several of his meetings on black nationalism.
p8byQ TIL it is common for truck drivers in India to elaborately decorate their trucks with colorful ornaments, kaleidoscopic images, iconography and bangles/jewels to create a psychedelic looking "Home away from Home" in honor of their culture and their families. It's also excellent advertisement!
XE5dP TIL the first German defeat and the first Japanese defeat of World War 2 both came at the hands of Australian forces.