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TIL Depression in Young People Affects the Stomach. Anxiety effects the Skin.

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yQOyJ TIL cats are attracted to squares taped on the ground because they think of them as cozy, safe boxes
7rR1p TIL, In Australia, torn money is valued by the percentage of the banknote remaining. Half of a $20 bill is valued at $10. Banknotes must be greater than 20% of the original size to have any value. If a banknote is 80% or greater in size it is worth the full value
78DVb TIL how horrific the 1918 global flu pandemic was, lasting just 15 months but killing 50 to 100 million people worldwide. Many would die within hours. Horrible symptoms, not just aches & cyanosis but also a foamy blood coughed up from the lungs, & bleeding from the nose, ears & even eyes.
R5noQ TIL that the world's largest rodent "Capybara" are so chill to the point that they can form an unlikely friendship with crocodiles.
wLW68 TIL about "Sky Islands" which are are isolated mountains surrounded by radically different desert environments. In the mountains, the mild climate hosts unique plants and animals, which are unable to leave, due to extreme environmental differences, making them virtually function as islands.