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TIL: Most social media negatively impact the mental health of teenagers, particular girls. This has led to increasing suicide rates and depression. The worst offender found is Instagram in 2017 and institutions have tried have a warning label on images that have been Photoshopped or edited.

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Lk800 TIL Dax Cowart was injured in a propane gas explosion, burning his entire body except the soles of his feet, suffering hearing loss, and the loss of his hands and eyes. He went on to earn a law degree, advocating for patients right to die.
XEdv8 TIL that there is a 1.5km thick layer of salt deep beneath the sea floor of the Mediterranean Sea from the near complete drying up of the Mediterranean Sea 5.5 mya. Salty!
leE1 TIL Natural redheads have a higher pain tolerance than those with other hair colors. They are also harder to kill via lethal injection.
pKRb TIL That a peer reviewed psychological study was done on internet trolls, and it shows that they really are horrible people.
wngo TIL Even though oranges had been around in the UK since the 1300’s, the colour word “orange” wasn’t introduced until the 1540’s. Before then all orange coloured things were deemed to be red. Which is why the robin has a red breast, even though it’s clearly orange.