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TIL there has never been a confirmed case of someone born with congenital blindness developing schizophrenia

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e0rvL TIL that Giraffes in Africa have different patterns based on the region they originate from
KnBJ TIL that humans came very close to extinction at least 3 times, at one point possibly falling to a worldwide population of 600
4kLER TIL that Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” was a cover of a cover; it was first recorded in 1997 by Danish singer Lis Sørensen, then in 1994 by the original songwriters’ band Ednaswap (1994), followed by Trine Rein in 1996, before becoming a massive international hit in 1997 with Natalie’s version.
v1Nx7 TIL: The rock band Queen were fined by the British Musicians' Union and added to the United Nations cultural blacklist because they played in South Africa during the height of apartheid.
X0gGQ TIL that by the 1830s, American alcohol consumption had peaked at an all-time high of 7.1 gallons of absolute alcohol per capita annually--more than three times the current consumption rate of 2.18 gallons (2005).