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TIL a city in Sweden uses light therapy in bus stops to combat depression during winter when 19 hours of the day are darkness

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69e68 TIL the survival rate of cardiac arrest outside Hospital with CPR is 11.2%. With immediate defibrillator it’s 41%
jNbnX TIL that in 2003, there was a movement in America to rename the "French" part of French Fries, French Toast, etc, to "Freedom" (Freedom Fries, etc) after France refused to support the Iraqi war - Demonstrators even included government officials in Congress.
OmL TIL that On a TV show, a 17-year-old girl revealed that her father had killed three people and it turned out to be true…
ZgaQ TIL traditionally Japanese ninjas did not always wear black, as this was more commonly depicted in kabuki theater, but instead would typically wear regular clothes that would allow them to easily blend in with commoners. They only wore black on certain occasions, usually when a mission was at night.
woJVo TIL that sand tiger sharks are cannabilistic while in utero, with the largest hatchling consuming the smaller, less-developed siblings in the womb.