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TIL The creator of Sailor Moon is married to the creator of Hunter X Hunter

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78x6L TIL several mental illnesses reduce life expectancy more than heavy smoking. The average reduction in life expectancy in people with bipolar disorder is between 9-20 years, it's 10-20 years for schizophrenia, and 9-24 years for drug & alcohol abuse. The reduction for heavy smokers is 8-10 years.
XEa0k TIL Military scientists belive spider silk can be used to make body armor.
VM9v8 TIL there have been only 2 fully intact Colossal Squid specimens that have been caught (in a condition good enough to study) and both Squids were found by the same man - John Bennett.
R5k5a TIL Paul Winchell was a comedian/ventriloquist who invented one of the earliest artificial hearts. Winchell also invented a flameless cigarette lighter, a garter belt without visible lines, and owned over 30 patents.
dDkn9 TIL a Japanese submarine used to attack Sydney Australia was later painted yellow by college students inspired by the Beatles song