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TIL Problem solving skills are good to a point, but those who spend a great deal of time problem solving are four times more likely to develop clinical depression

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bZx0 TIL nukes can have their yield ‘dialed’ or adjusted up or down, from city-buster to tiny puff of single kiloton smoke, while in the silo or even in flight.
v17rL TIL that in 270 million year old caves 150 feet underground in Kansas City there are around $1 billion dollars worth of postage stamps.
WxNA TIL More women file bankruptcy then men every year. The typical bankruptcy filer in the USA is a white woman, with some higher education, have a job and are married, with credit card debt being the greatest stressor leading to bankruptcy.
l9PN TIL in 2012 Florida prison guards forced a mentally ill inmate to stand under a scolding-hot shower for more than an hour. His burns were so bad that he eventually died, but because authorities covered it no one has been charged to this day.
DQnZp TIL that the sport of curling originated in medieval Scotland and was originally played on frozen ponds and lochs. The first official curling club was formed in Scotland in the 1800s, and the sport has since spread to many countries around the world, including Canada.