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TIL about the Sad Clown Paradox, the contradictory association of comedians and comedic performers and mental disorders like anxiety and depression

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j69gN TIL that Congressman Leo Ryan, who was assassinated at Jonestown, had a daughter that lived in the Rajneesh commune in Oregon
NXveE TIL on a beach in 2004 10-yr-old Tilly Smith recognized the signs in the ocean that a tsunami was minutes away because she had studied it 2 weeks before in school. She told a hotel chef who recognized the word tsunami & helped evacuate the area. Her actions are believed to have saved about 100 lives
XR6j TIL There is a Spanish version of the song “John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt” called “Juan Pedro Pablo de la Mar”
M7NMb TIL that all tea types come from the same plant leaves, and it’s how they are processed that determines what type of tea it is (black, green, oolong, etc.)
oR7eA TIL, the Irish Potato Famine, an agricultural disaster that occurred between 1840 and 1850, resulted in over one million deaths and another million emigrants leaving the country.