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TIL surgery/anaesthesia increases your risk of dementia

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5AGR TIL Brazilian businessman Eike Batista’s wealth has decreased by over 99% between March 2012 and July 2013, from a peak net worth of $32 Billion to $200 million and may hold the record for having been the fastest destroyer of wealth.
oRV6L TIL that the Battle of Manila was the scene of some of the most brutal fighting in WW2 and one of the most devastated cities alongside Berlin and Warsaw
OoyrR TIL that jumping spiders can not only see the moon, but also enjoy chasing laser pointers.
BgLvW TIL police radio codes like 10-4 for affirmative all start with 10 to allow time for the radio to power up. The first syllable spoken of a transmission was often not understood due to early technology quirks. Officers were trained to wait after pressing the receiver but forgot when rushed.
5VrJP TIL the 1981 Nashville Sounds went 81-62 (.566) winning the Western Division of the Southern League (AA). Their star players were Don Mattingly and Willie McGee, who were both 1985 MLB MVP's.