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TIL Physicians have a suicide rate nearly 100% above average

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7wQM TIL that North Korean citizenship is better than Afghan Citizenship for visa free travel.
E5X7 TIL Daylight Savings Time causes a 24% increase in heart attacks every day that the clocks move forward, and a 21% decrease in heart attacks every time the clocks move back.
v18gj TIL of the story of Herostratus, who deliberately caused a fire that destroyed the temple of Artemis at Ephesus. He explained that he had wanted to gain immortal fame by his act. However, he was put to death and a damnatio memoriae passed. His name now refers to those who do crimes to become famous.
JOA8 TIL the reason babies love peek-a-boo so much and never grow tired of it is because they lack object permanence, or the ability to recognize an object still exists even if it can’t be observed.
NNZQ TIL that Rock Band’s program to let artists upload their own material as DLC was called MAGMA, because that’s the source of rock.