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TIL that almost 40% of the schizophrenics die from complications of cardiovascular disease which is seen to be increasingly associated

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KYJw9 TIL that firefighters in rural Tennessee let a home burn to the ground in 2010 because the homeowner hadn’t paid a $75 fee.
QJZrp TIL it is estimated around 400 doctors a year commit suicide due to the high demands of their field. Long hours, along with pre-existing mental illness, and constant doubts of inadequacy, are leading factors as to why physicians are among the highest risk to commit suicide out of any occupation.
X0obE TIL hurricanes have never crossed the equator. Coriolis forces at the equator are 0, and for a hurricane to be formed there must be a spiraling wind pattern. The stronger the force from the Coriolis effect, the faster the wind spins and picks up additional energy, increasing the hurricane's strength
KLrQ TIL that during the filming The Princess Bride, the actor playing Count Rugen (Christopher Guest) inadvertently knocked Cary Elwes out when he tapped him on the head to hard with the butt of his sword. The scene of Westley falling to the ground unconscious is real. (Video clip in Comments)
78b6Z TIL of the Hitler Teapot - a teapot that sold out at JC Penny stores once people noticed it resembled Hitler