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TIL that people with anxiety perceive the world differently-their brain lumps both safe and unsafe things together and labels them all unsafe.

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4XElw TIL that some hotel towels have RFID microchips sewn into them to know if you stole them
M7YgK TIL there is a one hole golf course in the Korean DMZ that is surrounded on 3 sides by minefields.
gr1e4 TIL Neil Armstrong completed almost all required coursework towards a master's degree when he joined NASA in early 1960s. A semester short, he returned to USC after his moon landing in 1970 to give a one-hour seminar on the technical aspects of landing Apollo's lunar module to receive his Masters
8egRZ TIL "pouring one out for the homies" is an ancient tradition that dates back to 2500 BC
vPO0D TIL Critical Periods: Periods of time where an organism's brain is extremely malleable and sensitive to stimuli. If the organism doesn't receive the appropriate stimulus during this critical period to learn a given skill- it maybe difficult or even impossible to develop certain associated functions