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TIL researchers have found almost 10% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older have dementia, while another 22% have mild cognitive impairment.

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1aDaD TIL: "The Momsen Lung" was a device used in World War 2 to escape submarines over 100ft deep. It recycled oxygen in your breath while filtering C02. It was used only once, in 1944, by 9 members of the USS Tang after it torpedoed itself and sank in 180 feet of water
dndd TIL There is an optimal pattern to solves Where’s Waldo
OWw7 TIL Ellie Kemper (The Office, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Crazy Blow Job Girl) is from one of the wealthiest families in the State of Missouri and the granddaughter of Mildred Lane Kemper, the namesake of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis
QNWaE TIL although Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” has nothing to do with Christmas or winter, it has gradually been added to the Christmas Music repertoire because Britain’s Got Talent singer Susan Boyle decided to include it on her Christmas album in 2010
m1V8E TIL Audio Games exist, games that solely use audio and rely on no visuals