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TIL The term “Sweet Death” refers to dying of hypothermia, because you feel an innocent desire to lie down and sleep. A certain feeling of wellness overcomes you. And with a sardonic ‘Mona Lisa’ smile on your face, you die.

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b9ArN TIL Courtroom sketches became popular in the earlier 20th century due to a general prohibition of cameras in the courtroom. Artists are able to sketch scenes in just minutes, often from memory. Despite most courtrooms now allowing cameras, sketch art is still in demand today.
M7AJA TIL there is a pathway in England called the Ridgeway that has been in use for 5,000 years.
ZAOo TIL that a North Korean man allegedly, during a recent famine, dug up his grandchild’s corpse and ate it.
OG0R TIL that the patterns seen when taking hallucinogenic drugs are actually created by the arrangement of cells and interlinking of nerves in the eye and brain
woXXY TIL Apollo 7 was the first well-documented instance of someone coming down with a cold in space.