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

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OGAm4 TIL that in 1726 one of King George I’s surgeons was duped into believing a woman had given birth to rabbits. After losing his position after the hoax was exposed, he refused to eat rabbit for the rest of his life
wLWoJ TIL about the Megalithic Temples of Malta. Built during three distinct periods approximately between 3600 BC and 2500 BC on the island country of Malta. They had been claimed as the oldest free-standing structures on Earth until the discovery of Göbekli Tepe.
6jyw TIL that before his death, Lenin published a testament that stated Stalin should be immediately removed from power as Lenin was “not sure if he can be trusted to use authority with sufficient caution”
rYae TIL the last letter George Harrison wrote in his life was to Mike Myers to tell him how much he enjoyed Austin Powers
R77Gl Drip, drip, drip