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TIL 45% of people who have tinnitus (permanent ringing of the ears) suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in life.

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xVj8b TIL in 1969 Penn State student Betsy Aardsma was doing research in the campus library when she was stabbed in the chest. Because the wound was so small and the fact that she was wearing a red dress, paramedics thought that she had a seizure before she died. The case is still unsolved.
ned0d TIL That there are Long-time nuclear waste warning messages to inform future humans with a simple drawing
gMjR9 TIL some people are phobic of certain numbers. In some Asian countries, it is common to omit floors that include the 4 as it is similar to death in Mandarin. While in Italy, 17 may refer "I am dead." In some western cultures, 13 is considered an unlucky number.
geE7 TIL Some states print decks of cards featuring the names/images of victims of unsolved crimes to be used in prisons and have successfully solved cold cases.
NX41Q TIL Julius Caesar was the first to declare Jan 01 a national holiday. He named the month after Janus, the Roman god of doors and gates. Janus had two faces, one looking forward and one looking back