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TIL that hard partying may just be “masked depression,” a clinical condition in which all the “fun” is just a way to conceal overall unhappiness and lowered self-esteem.

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l7okG TIL that life really might "flash before your eyes" upon death, according to EEG study of stroke victim by Univ. of British Columbia.
M7rLW TIL: The Spotify API was used to analyze the BPM and energy rating of over 900 songs to determine which songs negatively affected driving. "Don't Get Me Wrong" was the most dangerous song with a risk score of 1836, while "Sweet Caroline" was the safest with a risk score of 63.
8g0Z TIL that by typing in the cheat code ‘O CANADA’ in the games Age of Mythology/AoE3, you could spawn a near-invincible 1,400lb Canadian Lazer Bear that flies with a Canadian flag cape and shoots laser beams from its eyes.
lokdB TIL Queen Victoria was buried in a white dress and her wedding veil, alongside many mementos. Her late husband's dressing gown and a plaster cast of his hand was placed beside her, and a lock of her favourite servant John Brown's hair along with his photo was placed in her left hand.
m1PaP TIL Latin and Irish have no words for "yes" or "no"