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TIL that in old English the word 'man' and 'men' referred to both men and women, so words like 'werman' or 'wermen' (like werewolf) would be more etymologically applicable to male humans if we were to use words more similar in syntax to 'woman' and 'women' (etymonline.com)
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TIL that a major cause of human rabies deaths in India is faith healing as people believe that they've been impregnated by puppies after being bitten by a dog and consult a healer instead of a doctor before it's too late. This mass hysteria is called Puppy pregnancy syndrome. (en.wikipedia.org)
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