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TIL Diabetes increases the risk for foot ulcers and amputation. People with diabetes that have nerve damage in their feet and toes often don't notice minor cuts, sores, or blisters in these areas

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16p4X TIL Dennis Ritchie, who invented the C programming language, co-created the Unix operating system, and is largely regarded as influencing a part of every software system we use on a daily basis, died 1 week after Steve Jobs. Due to this, his death was largely overshadowed and ignored.
grEo4 TIL "One nation, under God" isn't a centuries-old relic, rather it was added as recently as in 1954.
0wd1N TIL that the ESRB is 100% voluntary, so petitioning them to rate EA's loot boxes as a form of gambling and being told that its the national gambling commission's responsibility is complete BS
BMxe TIL that during the German occupation of Luxembourg, some Luxembourgish refused to give the Nazi salute. Instead of raising one’s arm while shouting “Heil Hitler” they shouted in a strong Luxembourgish accent “Drei Liter” which is German for “Three liters”
9Y55r TIL the gerenuk or giraffe gazelle (Litocranius walleri) is a long-necked antelope found in arid areas of eastern Africa. Primarily a browser, gerenuks forage on leaves and fruits, sometimes even standing on their hind legs and elongating their necks to feed. Male gerenuks have lyre-shaped horns.