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TIL the letter ‘Q’ was illegal in Turkey until last month

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ADKad TIL a 2014 study found that you could increase the survival rate of a patient suffering with ARDS by 26% (The condition responsible for killing patients with Coronavirus) by simply having them lay on their stomach for 16-18hr a day while on ventilation.
4k1bo TIL that 4/20 was started by a group of High Schoolers in sunny San Rafael, California.
Ke44 TIL The Solar Panels Jimmy Carter set up on the White House in the 1970’s, that were taken immediately down by Ronald Reagan, can now be found in a Chinese science museum.
YLJB TIL in the movie Lion King, it took approximately three years to animate the two-and-a-half-minute wildebeest stampede scene.
16yMd TIL: In 1992-1993, while on the run from authorities, Pablo Escobar and his family were hiding in the mountains of Colombia. During one freezing night, his daughter complained about being cold. To keep her warm, and without any other material, Escobar burned $2 million worth stacks of cash