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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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xVDnB TIL a surgeon named John Bradmore was released from prison to extract an arrowhead from young Henry V's skull. He invented an extractor to remove the bodkin (5 in. deep) and healed the wound with honey and wine.
YoQB TIL Glenn Gould, one of the most proficient pianists to live, hummed instead of crying as a child, learned to read music before language, refused to play in concerts without his chair his father made him, and can be heard humming in virtually all of his recordings
x6yxD TIL that during the Cold War Zambia tried to beat the US and Soviet Union to space by sending “Afronauts” to Mars to convert Martians to Christianity.
oBM0o TIL as more people work from home, Walmart, Gap, Old Navy, and other retailers have reported that sales for tops are up, whereas sales for pants are down.
njYY TIL Vultures and Condors are not actually closely related, but superficially similar only due to convergent evolution.