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TIL that nurses have a rate of depression double that of the general public. They often might choose not to get treated since they believe it can affect their job and because of the stigma they might face.

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ep4N4 TIL that the USS Bowfin is the only submarine ever to sink a bus with a torpedo.
En5w TIL that in the first Pokémon games you were supposed to fight Professor Oak at some point, but the fight was removed from the final game.
neZMG TIL that it's been illegal to import haggis to the US since 1971 because it contains lung, which is banned due to the risk of contamination by stomach acid or phlegm during slaughter. All US haggis is produced in the country, minus the lung (and traditional stomach bag).
lXpG TIL Richard Pryor was the first comedian to perform at the original Laugh Factory in 1979. When the owner attempted to pay him, he declined, handed him a $100 bill saying, “"You need this for your rent, boy.”
E1J9o TIL that Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation did not free slaves living in Tennessee (or any other state under Union control).