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xVpGg TIL 10% of all people over the age of 60 have Alzheimer's disease, and as many as 50% of people over 85 have it. The number of people with the disease doubles every 5 years beyond age 65.
XEAwD TIL that USPS collects all letters addressed to Santa and allows people to “adopt” a letter and fulfill the gift request, helping children in low income situations experience Santa and a Christmas they might usually not
0wRGN TIL Taylor Swift was born into wealth. Her father is “a descendant of three generations of bank presidents” and worked for Merrill Lynch. At the age of 14 her family moved to Nashville where her father purchased a stake in Big Machine, the label to which Swift first signed.
5YQQk TIL medieval and old stairwells go clockwise because an attacker would need to use their right hand to steady themselves and their left hand to hold a sword whereas a defender would hold a sword in their right and steady themselves on their left.
d8gNK TIL that under the Subversive Activities Registration Act, South Carolina law requires that groups who intend to overthrow the government to register their details with the authorities and pay $5 .