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TIL because of her mental illness history & how she presented early on, a woman catatonic for 20 yrs wasn't tested for an autoimmune disease until a doctor who was there when she was first admitted in 2000, came across her again in 2020. This led to her lupus diagnosis & treatment which woke her up.

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gMOnW TIL the Navajo Nation reservation is so large (71,000 km2), its area exceeds at least 10 US states in size.
N7eme TIL a man from China bought a first class ticket which came with access to a VIP lounge that had free food. He rescheduled over 300 times in a year to enjoy over 300 free meals. When investigated, he canceled the ticket and got a full refund
OQX4 TIL: Scientists considered bombing Japanese volcanoes in World War II to trigger eruptions.
ka6B TIL that Christianity in its first two centuries was in some respects more progressive towards women than it is today. A number of influential women from that era have simply been forgotten from history.
a84wN TIL that you are not supposed to rinse your mouth with water after brushing teeth or using a mouthwash, because the fluoride coating on your teeth helps protect against cavities and rinsing your mouth after dilutes the fluoride, making it ineffective. Instead, you should wait, preferably 20 minutes.