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TIL that a woman jumped from a moving car after seeing a spider on her shoulder. The 9 year old passenger attempted to stop the car, hit the gas, and collided with a school bus.

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8rPa TIL Conrad Heyer (1749-1856) is one of the earliest-born people to ever be captured on a photograph, and is also one of the only Revolutionary War veterans to be photographed; he crossed the Delaware River with George Washington!
v1ZXx TIL about "refeeding syndrome". Where many WW2 prisoners suffering from starvation died after over eating after release at the end of the war.
4kA9J TIL: There was a Stanford study that took low income stressed/anxious children and exposed them to distressing images such as car crashes and then pleasant images to determine that they have stronger fear signals than typical kids which leads to more impulsive and less controlled actions.
Qb5X TIL PayPal & MasterCard pulled services for WikiLeaks, but not Neo-Nazi groups (video contains swearing)
ADmjl TIL that your eyes can change in accordance with their environment. Looking at things close up (reading, computer games and photos ect.) Will cause your eyes to grow causing myopia. One of the major reasons behind China's 90% myopia rates.