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TIL about Sivaramakrishna Padmavati, the first woman cardiologist in India who became a fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) at age 90- the most senior fellow in the ESC

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nWbG TIL that cheerleading is, by an enormous margin, the most dangerous organized sport in high school and college
W78N TIL- during WW1, around the Christmas of 1914, groups of soldiers held unofficial ceasefires. Opposing soldiers exchanged food and souvenirs. Some sang carols and played football together, and remained friends after the war. This is now referred to as the “Christmas Truce” +1 for humanity
Bg4ar TIL the soft foundation soil that gives the Leaning Tower of Pisa its tilt is also the reason why it was able to survive four major earthquakes
9YNMp TIL That when a whale dies in colder waters, its body sinks to the ocean floor creating a complex localized ecosystem for years called a whale fall.
7rbP7 TIL that ants don’t take fall damage