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TIL: Loneliness is associated with increased risk of developing Parkinson disease.

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9w0eM TIL during the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, 33 miners were trapped underground for 69 days after a cave-in, one of the miners created a makeshift radio from mining equipment, which allowed the miners to communicate with rescuers and maintain morale during the ordeal.
kJrJ4 TIL that it's "I were" if the situation is imaginary and "I was" if the situation happened in the past Eg, I was at the gym, If I were a billionaire. Which makes the song I wish I was a baller, a little bit taller grammatically incorrect
K0n9 TIL Airmail pilots in the 1920’s used a network of 70-foot concrete arrows to navigate cross country flights. These arrows are still around today.
KDp6 TIL that the assassin order in the Assassin’s Creed video game series was actually based on a real order of assassins that existed in Persia and Syria from the 11th-13th century.
Gb5G TIL in 2006, a bank manager in China stole $26,000 from the bank. His plan was to purchase lottery tickets with the intent of winning enough that he could return the money before the theft was discovered and still have some left over for himself. Despite the odds, his plan succeeded.