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TIL taking leftovers from a restaurant was considered a breach of etiquette for a long time, with restaurants providing “doggy bags” for bones to be taken to pets.

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erB6 TIL oxygen deprivation worsens depression, which has caused Colorado Springs, CO (with its high altitude) to become the second most suicidal city in the U.S.
neryB Why is it that at the very moment that you should be the most relaxed, you suddenly get seized with the feeling of falling through the air? It's not uncommon. About 70 percent of people regularly face this experience, which is technically known as a hypnic jerk.
m1Wby TIL about the Lake Megachad. Some 10'000 years ago Africa was a lot wetter than today, and lake Chad was considerably larger back then. What a chad!
GAPmQ TIL Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn holds records as the oldest Olympian at the time of competition, the oldest person to win gold, and the oldest athlete to win an Olympic medal. At 64 years and 258 days of age at the 1912 Olympics, he became the oldest gold medallist ever
K8KG TIL that Rosie O'Donnell watched Fight Club a week prior to its release. She later went on her show the night of its release and gave away the twist ending and advised the audience to avoid watching it at all costs.