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TIL that PhD students display twice as many symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as depression than other people

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R5509 TIL that from a young age Big Boi from Outcast was heavily influenced by Kate Bush's music and her hit "Running up That Hill".
VMXE8 TIL of the London Hammer: A man-made tool that was mysteriously found encased in a 400 million year old rock.
rRPje TIL Maserati worked hard and failed to construct a V16 town car for Benito Mussolini before Ferry Porsche of Volkswagen built one for Adolf Hitler
yQybv TIL of Boxer Billy Collins, who in 1983 had his undefeated career ended when his opponent, Luis Resto, cheated and removed safety padding from his gloves and tore Collins' Iris in his right eye. Depressed, Collins spiraled into alcoholism and depression leading to his apparent suicide.
neR9B TIL: In the 1990s, two Boeing 737s (one in 1991 near Colorado Springs, the other in 1994 near Pittsburgh) crashed due to a design flaw that let the rudder move on its own without warning, which killed 157 in total. In 1996, a third aircraft experienced the same issue but landed safely in Richmond.