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TIL an estimated 121K people in England died in 2022 awaiting treatment. That’s a death rate of 220 per 100K. Other estimates put that number even higher at 340K, or a rate of 618 per 100K.

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JY584 TIL Tom Cruise was diagnosed with dyslexia at 6 yrs old and graduated high school as a functional illiterate, relying on his sister for help with schoolwork. He was in movies like Taps and Risky Business before learning to read in 1986 when he became a scientologist, the year Top Gun was released.
AO0l TIL that quarantine comes from the Italian word quaranta, meaning 40 because ships coming in had to spend 40 days off shore to prevent latent plague victims from coming in
bOKN TIL In 1990 NYC’s head D.A. oversaw the wrongful conviction of five 15 year-olds by using coerced confessions and intimidation tactics. In 2002, the real culprit confessed and to this day, the D.A. refuses to apologize to the men. She is now a multi millionaire author based on her legal expertise.
0w1MM TIL that a retired U.S. Army sergeant and Vietnam veteran became the first paralyzed American to successfully finish the New York City Marathon. She used a robotic exoskeleton device to complete 26.2 miles over 3 days.
pgQ4 TIL The hit song “One Night in Bangkok” from the musical “Chess” is banned in Thailand because its lyrics “cause misunderstanding about Thai society and show disrespect towards Buddhism”. While choruses praise Bangkok and its atmosphere, spoken verses ridicule its attractions.