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TIL Asperger’s syndrome used to be called “autistic psychopathy”

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DWNP TIL on August 6, 1970, Disneyland was invaded by 300 long-haired people called “Yippies” who caused a ruckus in the park in effort to bring attention to the evils of capitalism and the ongoing war overseas and to flaut Disney’s dress code policies
e5R6 TIL That pistachios can spontaneously combust.
a8dPJ TIL Crescent Wrench is a brand that was genericized to a category of wrenches
QNGpp TIL A young man pinched his nose and clamped his mouth shut to hold in a forceful sneeze and ended up barely able to speak or swallow, with considerable pain. Air bubbles reached into the deep tissue and muscles of his chest and it took seven days for him to recover in hospital
kM5E TIL Jon Stewart dropped his last name (Leibowitz) due to his strained relationship with his father. He considered using his mother’s maiden name but thought it would’ve been too big a “f*ck you” to his Dad.