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TIL a man was struck with an axe 16 times, but still went about his morning routine after regaining consciousness, despite heavy bleeding and severe brain damage. The part of his brain that handled reasoning was damaged, but the part that controlled habits was intact.

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1agjV TIL When 5 experts were given fingerprints that, unbeknownst to them, they had deemed a “match” earlier in their career, and told that these were from a suspect of the Madrid train bombings, 4 of the 5 experts now said that they didn't match, suggesting their judgement is affected by the context.
Oome1 TIL that in 1940 the French car company Citroen was forced to make trucks for the Nazis. They modified the dipsticks so that not enough oil would be added and the engines would seize.
0damA TIL Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) always ended scenes with co-star Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) by apologizing for his character's awful comments and behavior. Dance said Dinklage is "the most adorable man. After all those scenes, I apologize to him" because "I have to treat him like shit."
WkaZo TIL about Post orgasmic illness syndrome (POIS), a chronic disorder in which a person develops flu-like and allergy symptoms after having an orgasm.
KOaEa TIL about the soldier who defected from North Korea in 2017. Meet Oh Chong-song. He made his escape by car, but had to ditch it and run after he crashed it at the Demarcation Line. He sustained five gunshot wounds and survived to tell the tale when he got airlifted to a nearby hospital.