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TIL Canada's broadcasting regular forbids false and misleading news over Canadian airwaves

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j6rna TIL that the man who wrote “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” never saw a baseball game until 32 years after he wrote the song.
GYXNN TIL that Depression actually alters vision, making the world appear far more dull and monochrome. This is due to lower Retinal activity in comparison to someone that doesn't suffer from Depression.
0GG1 TIL human breast milk contains sugars (oligosaccharides) intended to feed intestinal bacteria, rather than the infant itself.
vEQ4 TIL That sunspots are correlated with revolutionary behavior and other human mass excitability events.
yQnXa TIL only 2% of Ford buyers took the $27 seat belt option, in 1956. And in the 80's, less than 15% of Americans said they used seat belts and a Gallup poll showed that 65% of Americans opposed mandatory belt laws. Now "more than 90% buckle up regularly".