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TIL the youngest person to ever be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease was only 19 years old, with initial symptoms beginning at 17.

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4k8G6 TIL the largest county or county-equivalent in the United States is the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in Alaska which has a total size of 147,842.51 square miles (382,910.3 square kilometers).
NblE TIL Henrietta Leavitt discovered how to measure astronomical distances to stars and nebula (now known to be other galaxies). Her research allowed her employer, Edwin Hubble to later discover the expanding universe. He often stated she deserved a Nobel Prize for her work.
KYVjE TIL Leslie Nielsen carried a fart machine everywhere including restaurants, on talk shows as a guest, press interviews, and even on movie sets his entire movie career. It predates his first comedic role in Airplane.
pen4 TIL a Guy Paid 10,000 Bitcoin for 2 Pizzas or $4,000,000 in today’s dollars!
X0mPj TIL a 2018 study concluded the mortality risk for characters in Game of Thrones was high after finding that more than half of the important characters died (186/330 - 56.4%) by the end of Season 7. The chances of a character dying within the first hour that they appear was about 14%.