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TIL Physicians have a suicide rate nearly 100% above average

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YpX7A TIL that the autistic spectrum and the distinction between "high functioning" and "low functioning" autism was discovered by Hans Asperger in an attempt to save children in his clinic from the Gestapo during World War 2, who killed disabled children in preparation for the Holocaust.
PYkEG TIL that the engine that powers the MiG 21 fighter jet can, in an emergency, provide 143% of maximum thrust for two minutes before it explodes.
kObJg TIL that sharks are older than trees
X0aDR TIL that the H.R.152 - Hearing Protection Act is actually about gun silencers and removes silencers from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act.
9YBAr TIL Henry ( Hank) J. Deutschendorf, twin and one of the babies who played Oscar in Ghostbusters 2 committed suicide in 2017 due to his struggles with mental illness.