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TIL in ancient Rome, being born with a hooked nose was considered a sign of leadership.

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VBJO0 TIL because of constant famines during the British Raj Indian genes got starvation adapted and resistant to insulin. As a result, today Indians are four and six times more likely to get type 2 diabetes than white people. Over 100 million people have diabetes in India.
Kog6 TIL Gene Wilder was insulted by the remake of Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), specifically the influence Johnny Depp and Tim Burton had on the film.
aNAo TIL There’s a village in N. Kazakhastan dubbed “Sleepy Hollow” because the residents will fall asleep for days at a time. They suffer from encephalopathy and it took 4 years to discover the cause was radon gas.
QJ8LE TIL Banks have not resolved their ethics issues since the 2008 financial crisis due to "deep-seated cultural failures at many large financial institutions"
AD91o TIL A Video game has been found to be more effective at battling depression than therapy.