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TIL - Masturbating or having sex regularly can lower your risk of death by coronary artery disease.

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ZQdD TIL German General Walther Wenck refused orders to reclaim Berlin from the Russians in 1945 and instead used the remains of his army to create a corridor to for civilians and soldier to flee to the Americans across the Elbe River
BrYND Today I learned Y2K was never an issue because people spent years and over $100 billion USD to keep disaster from happening.
epOgD TIL French ambulances always stabilize patients at the scene rather than rushing to a hospital. Many injuries in the US result from penetrating trauma & require fast "scoop-and-run" management by surgical teams. In France, most injuries are due to blunt trauma so a "stay-and-play" strategy is used.
7pWP TIL Antennas cannot uniformly transmit in all directions because of the ‘Hairy Ball Theorem’
VMjdG TIL that Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s former pet Chimp, currently resides at a sanctuary for “retired” Hollywood Apes/Monkeys. Other “celebrities” include Sam from Dunston Checks in, and Bella, the 2004 Career Builder Campaign.