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TIL that while COVID-19 is most severe in the elderly, centenarians born before the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic did not see a significant increase in deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic

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epRrb TIL the two periods of the day, a.m. and p.m., used for 12-hour time convention stand for “ante meridiem” and “post meridiem”, Latin for “before midday” and “after midday” respectively.
gM9a4 TIL Anne Frank was bisexual and wrote extensively about her attraction to both men and women. The common version of her diaries are censored for this content.
mDKy TIL that sex in space would be extremely difficult and is a topic of serious discussion amongst the scientific community.
BDEW TIL the last Emperor of Brazil Pedro II became ruler aged 5. He had a grim, lonely childhood studying for duty. He won 3 wars, turned Brazil into a global power & abolished slavery. After 58 years he grew weary, accepting a military coup. He lived his last days alone in Europe on very little money.
NXjXb TIL in the weeks leading up to D-Day, due to the enormous stress he was under, General Dwight D. Eisenhower was smoking six packs of cigarettes, drinking 24 cups of coffee, and averaging two hours of sleep every day