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TIL According to a study from the University of Glasgow, roughly "one in three" patients admitted to a hospital are likely to die within a year of admission

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0wOXR TIL: In 2015, Everlast, a white musician who was one of the pioneers of country/blues/hip-hop crossover music converted to Islam.
yVopM TIL about pig toilets. "A pig toilet (sometimes called a "pig sty latrine") is a simple type of dry toilet consisting of an outhouse mounted over a pigsty, with a chute or hole connecting the two. The pigs consume the feces of the users of the toilet, as well as other food."
BgZPy TIL the village built for the 1980 movie Popeye still exists and is a tourist attraction in Malta.
lNVG TIL “spilled” and “spilt” are both right. They’re completely interchangeable.
dLxB TIL Slaughterhouse workers are more likely to be violent, and it is believed this is because they have become desensitized to suffering