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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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mQpP TIL that a man survived the sinking of a ship in 1871, leaving him traumatized afterwards. Some forty years later he was finally able to overcome his fears and sail again… only to die on the Titanic.
v1Gn4 TIL, in 2018 the Sagrada Familia Church agreed to pay Barcelona $41M as fine for lacking a building permit for 136 Years
9Yod6 TIL drawings of battles between knights and snails appear in the margins of many texts from the 13th and 14th centuries. There is no known explanation for the meaning behind this recurring depiction.
OoNjL TIL that the abrupt release of approx. 50 gigatonnes of arctic methane is highly possible at any time. Such a release would increase global methane levels by a factor of 12.
rRaKy TIL that the actor who voiced Charlie Brown is in prison.