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TIL that the “chemical imbalance” theory of depression is considered outdated

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9bpM TIL a skydiver fell at 130 kilometres an hour, but landed on top of a fire ant nest. The stinging from the ants provided adrenaline to her body which kept her alive.
RnOQ TIL in a CIA program called “Operation Midnight Climax”, Prostitutes were enlisted by the CIA to lure men to ‘safehouses’ in San Francisco where they were administered LSD without their consent. CIA Agents would then watch them have sex with the prostitutes through 2-way mirrors.
LkOQv TIL that there was a hermit at North Pond who lived 27 years in the woods of Maine with over 1000 cases of burglary to stay alive
0wBAv TIL that the act of throwing someone through a window is known as "defenestration", coined after an argument in Prague Castle about religion in 1618 led to three people being thrown out a third-storey window.
yVPGv TIL That in some international versions of TMNT, The title has been censored to “TMHT”, with the H standing for “Hero”, even with dialogue that contains the word “Ninja” replaced , also, Nunchucks were removed from those versions