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kOenE TIL of Erica Pratt, who was abducted and locked in a basement when she was seven years old. She escaped her kidnappers in less than 24 hours by gnawing through the duct tape binding her hands and feet, kicking out a panel on the basement door, punching out a window, and then screaming for help.
p80de TIL that 300 years ago, Robert Boyle wrote down a 'wish list' of inventions he hoped science would one day accomplish. We're over half way there.
KO1ww TIL a painting worth over a $100 million, and one of the most iconic paintings of mankind's history was painted by Vincent Van Gogh while he was admitted and kept in a mental asylum. The painting depicts the view he saw from the Iron barred window in his bedroom.
5Y64k TIL that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) accounts for one-third of infant deaths in America. It occurs more often on weekends and 33% more on New Year’s Day. Infants whose caretakers drink alcohol are twice as likely to die from SIDS.
W7xBX TIL studies show that acute exercise can increase sexual arousal in women.