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TIL about Third Man Syndrome. An unseen presence reported by mountain climbers and explorers during traumatic survival situations that talks to the victim, gives practical advise and encouragement.

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WVEN TIL breast implants were first tested on dogs
4KmR TIL that a man lost about 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brian) but still led a normal life. They believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to function despite the loss of mass.
nDGd TIL: Justice Scalia wrote the majority opinion protecting video games as free speech protected by the First Amendment
e06Pg TIL In 2001, Tony Kirwan quit his job as an electrician and founded Destiny Rescue, a nonprofit dedicated to getting children out of sex slavery. Since 2011, the organization has rescued almost 2,000 children.
n80Y TIL only one white man has ever run 100 meters in under 10 seconds. The other 75 men who have done it were all black.