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TIL: “Jamias vu” is a phenomenon completely opposite to “Deja vu”. Under this a person thinks he/she is seeing a situation for the first time despite rationally knowing that he/she has been in this situation before.

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KOwPJ TIL that the sharks built for the movie Jaws were collectively named "Bruce," a tribute to Steven Spielberg's lawyer. Bruce the Fish Friendly Shark from Finding Nemo was also a reference to Jaws.
QJNVX Finland’s Lapland is home to over twenty thousand reindeer, but with thousands killed every year due to vehicle collisions in the dark, herders now cover the animals’ antlers with a harmless fluorescent paint that glows in the light of oncoming cars but is otherwise invisible. both female and male reindeer in Lapland grow antlers, which they shed in the spring, so a new coating is reapplied in the fall.
yQ9Bv Til the Mothers' Milk Bank quietly offers breastmilk to adults with cancer and other serious illnesses to ease their symptoms.
9wxjm TIL: Prior to 2005, Catholic cardinals participating in papal conclaves were housed in the Apostolic Palace, sleeping on cots in makeshift bedrooms in hallways or offices. Pope John II changed the rules for future conclaves, allowing participants to room in a nearby guest house.
M7gvb TIL The bricks of the great wall of China were held together by a mortar made with of sticky rice flour and slaked lime for the Ming Dynasty section of the wall. It had more strength and water resistance than lime mortar.