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TIL that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is still used today to treat severe depression.

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8a5G4 TIL Enlightenment skeptic philosopher David Hume's deathbed became a matter of public interest - to see if he was afraid or would recant. Multiple accounts confirm he was cheerful and did not recant.
R5wJ6 TIL The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling tested parachutes as a part time job. The amount of money he earned depended on the danger of the jump. In one instance, he earned $1,000 for testing a jet ejection seat that had killed the previous three testers.
GYyXg TIL that Kazakhstan is transitioning to the latin alphabet by 2025
7orX TIL that the Parliament of Rwanda is the only governing body in the world where women outnumber men
ewAL TIL In Movies Good Guys usually move Left to Right while Bad Guys usually move Right to Left