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TIL There are no SI Units named after women
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TIL of James Verone, an American man who robbed a bank for $1 so he could receive life-saving healthcare in prison.
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TIL about "Terminal Lucidity." The unexpected return of mental clarity and memory shortly before the death of patients suffering from severe psychiatric and neurologic disorders
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TIL that there is a ritual in Malawi called Sexual Cleansing which involves young girls after their first mensuration cycle to have sex with a community chosen man in order to get accepted by the community. This also is the reason of high HIV/AIDS rate there.
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TIL: In 1962, a 10 year old found a radioactive capsule and took it home in his pocket and left it in a kitchen cabinet. He died 38 days later, his pregnant mom died 3 months after that, then his 2 year old sister a month later. The father survived, and only then did authorities found out why.
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TIL - Nature vs. Nurture - The reality is that nature determines a range of potential for any given trait and nurture determines where in that range you will fall