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TIL that how much time you take before responding in a conversation actually varies by culture

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d8Lvr TIL about the ‘mad hatterpillar’, which wears its discarded heads on its body every time it outgrows its exoskeleton
oBmLL TIL Erotomania is a delusional disorder wherein a person experiences delusions of another person being infatuated with them. It's most often seen in female patients that are shy, dependent and sexually inexperienced. The object of the delusion is typically a male who is 'unattainable'.
VBB0Q TIL about Alexis St. Martin who, after not properly healing after being shot in the stomach, was used in experiments for 12 years as doctors could view his digestion in real time through his wound. He lived another 58 years.
neX1B TIL of Castle Bravo, the largest bomb detonated by the USA. It was roughly 1000 times more power than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and had a fireball 4.5 miles (7.2 km) in diameter 1 second after the detonation.
MpmV TIL: The Republican Party was solely created to stop slavery.