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TIL that people who can't smell things are called ANOSMIC

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VM5Am TIL every crewed spaceflight by the Soviet Union and Russia from the first crewed spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin until 2002 used a mechanical computer as navigation instrument
m1vKP TIL Foot binding, the practice of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size, was still prevalent in China until the early 20th century.
6EQmm TIL that in 2008, Tim McLean was beheaded and cannibalised while riding a bus in Canada. The perpetrator, Vince Li, spent seven years in mental hospital, and was released in 2015, to a group home. He was granted a discharge in 2017. One of the first officers on the scene later committed suicide.
RMM9 TIL that the world’s largest aquatic frog’s scientific name translates to “aquatic scrotum” due to its wrinkly skin.
kOJ7g TIL in 2008 Dmitry Agarkov changed a credit card agreement to his benefit - and the bank signed it. When in 2010 the bank wanted him to pay late fees, he sued it, as according to the changed deal, it owed him money - 24m rubles (ca. $727k). It all ended with an out-of-court settlement.