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TIL that a study performed by the University of Texas has concluded that when surgeons listen to their preferred music, their stitches are better and faster

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7rnVX TIL that people visiting China are forced to install a piece of malware on their phones that gives all of their text messages as well as other pieces of data to the authorities.
WkW8N TIL that a Chinese man lost his ability to speak after faking muteness for 12 years.
8aV7V TIL about the high levels of PTSD in low-income, urban neighborhoods in the United States. A sample of 1900 patients in Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital found that 87.8% of the sample suffered at least one-lifetime traumatic event, and the lifetime prevalence of PTSD was 46.2%.
aw0gL TIL Chinese courts convict more than 99.9 per cent of defendants
KOXLR TIL in 2013 an elderly care home in California was shut down leaving many residents with nowhere to go or care for them. After the rest of the staff left, a cook and a janitor decided to stay behind and, upaid, they looked after them 24/7.