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TIL of Ikaria Island off the coast of Greece is called “the island where people forget to die” because of the high proportion of 100-year-olds.

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a8YRL TIL The Kamikaze attacks during the Battle of Okinawa were so intense Admiral Spruance had to transfer flagships twice. First from USS Indianapolis to USS New Mexico, and then to USS New Jersey.
WpZY TIL there are 4 main styles of attachment in adult romantic relationships, and your style can help you understand why you act the way you do in your love relationships
gLL7 TIL Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev was in space when the Soviet Union was dissolved. He went up a Soviet citizen and returned a Russian citizen.
9wLWG TIL Between 1873 and 1880, the idea of transfusing milk into the body as a substitute for blood, in cases of emergency bleeding was tested across the United States. The results (some successful) were published in medical journals but eventually the practice was seen as too risky and was stopped.