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TIL medical patients in the US can speak an average of 12 seconds before being interrupted by a resident of the office. Also, ptients are only able to complete 1 out of every 4 statements uninterrupted.

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0OwM TIL that Leland Yee, the Senator who fought to ban the sale of violent video games to minors, was arrested for attempting to traffic illegal weapons, including “shoulder-launched missiles”
m4bY TIL a German U-boat sank due to a toilet malfunction.
yAbl TIL that all Sikh places of worship serve free meals for all visitors, regardless of religious, regional, cultural, racial, caste, or class affiliations.
PVoV TIL Princeton dropout and creator of the 5-hr Energy drink says he has $4 billion more than he needs; he plans to spend his fortune to distribute 10,000 free electric battery-equipped stationary bikes in India, which will run lights/basic appliances for 1day per 1 hr of pedaling.
78g6X TIL that in 2006, the movie Blazing Saddles was found to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress. It has since been preserved in the National Film Registry.