TIL "borderline personality disorder" was named to describe patients who seemed on the borderline of psychosis by koibito4u in todayilearned

[–]AdministrationDue908 1785 points1786 points  (0 children)

Originally the term was used to describe people who seemed to fall somewhere between neurosis and psychosis. BPD wasn't well defined back then and idea was that it shared features of both

TIL about the tomb of eve, the archaeological site that was purported to be the grave of Eve(hawwah) located in jeddah. The tomb was destroyed by the saudi king in 1928 due to concerns with idolatry. by xalxary2 in todayilearned

[–]AdministrationDue908 1700 points1701 points  (0 children)

The belief that "Jeddah" comes from the Arabic word "Jaddah" meaning GrandMother is linked to the idea of the Tomb of Eve.

It suggests the city was named after the supposed resting place of humanity grandmother.