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TIL The Mediterranean Race (or 'Mediterranid Race') is an obsolete racial classification of humans based on the now-disproven theory of biological race. From the late 19th to mid-20th Centuries, it was widely believed that Mediterranean people were a specific sub-race of the Caucasian race...

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oBvOY TIL Uraguay flight 571 crashed in the Andes in the 70s; survivors waited 2 months for help, all while being forced to eat the raw flesh of dead passengers. Two men walked 10 days and 40 miles through the mountain to safety
mxkeO TIL there is a psychological condition known as Cherophobia, It quite literally means the fear of being happy. Individuals with this condition are said to experience anxiety at joyful events like parties, refuse to engage in life improving oppotrunities, and shun joyous people.
E10dd TIL the word for loving the smell of old books is Bibliosmia and that scientists can analyse the chemicals responsible for the old book smell to determine the books age.
16aK7 TIL puff adder snake bites is estimated to cause over 40,000 deaths annually in Africa
oRZxA TIL In an alcohol-induced blackout the subject is temporarily unable to form new long-term memories while relatively maintaining other skills such as talking or even driving.