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TIL that the reason most long term depressed people that "feel less", remember less and experience " blurred memory" is due shrinkage of the hippocampus.

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xVW55 TIL that humans are very genetically similar to rats and mice which is why we have similar diseases, genes, and organ types like primates too
Obrg TIL that in 1346 during the siege of Kafa, Mongol forces used plague victims as biological weapons, by flinging the infected corpses over castle walls with catapults. It worked.
X0o7r TIL for charity people do 'Masturbate-A-Thon's?
XEAWR TIL that, when Ronald Reagan vetoed the 1987 Civil Rights Restoration Act, Congress overrode the Presidential veto by 73-24 in the Senate and 292-133 in the House.
O6ka TIL The term “Third World” actually refers to a country’s allegiance during the Cold War, and has no real correlation to its level of industrialization or financial stability.