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TIL The alternative names for our planet Earth, besides Gaia, are also Tellus and Telluris

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vLej TIL that Astronaut Buzz Aldrin had to fill out a military travel voucher for reimbursement for his mission to the Moon and was reimbursed $33.31.
9KYp TIL that, according to the American Psychiatric Association, caffeine withdrawal is officially a mental disorder.
eje4 TIL The most popular sport in Ireland (gaelic football) is a completely amateur sport. The players play in front of 80,000 people and don’t get paid.
v1nLL TIL the Bubonic Plague is still around. It affects about 7 people a year in the US, and small rodents like prairie dogs are fed vaccine treats to help their populations and reduce spread.
R1L9 TIL psychologist David Rosenhan made a deal with a hospital: he would try to admit at least one sane patient to the hospital, in order to test the validity of psycho-analysis. 41 out of 193 were considered imposters. In reality, Rosenhan sent no patients to the hospital.