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TIL that it is not uncommon for successful people to underestimate and devalue their own achievements, and even believe that their own success/competence/intelligence is fraudulent. This mindset is known as Impostor Syndrome.

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V9rp TIL Spain has a land border with Morocco, as it stills has sovereignty over two small coastal cities in North Africa, Melilla and Ceuta.
R5d49 TIL Buddhists are advised to avoid these herbs (Five Forbidden Pungent Roots), as they tend to disturb the peacefulness of the mind and why is it immoral to eat garlic.
JQyV TIL the Catholic Church did not persecute Copernicus and instead the Pope was so pleased with the theory he gave a gift
96Jm TIL of an Auschwitz survivor who is searching for his twin on Facebook
XElOP TIL that in 2006, Mattel's "Furryville" toyline drew ire from real life nurses for naming their duck nurse character "Nurse Quacktitioner", alleging a "medical quack". Despite Mattel pointing out that "ducks quack", the toy was eventually pulled.