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TIL that people go to restaurants to eat diseases for fun.

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GA7E4 TIL feeling suffocated is caused by excess CO2, not lack of oxygen. Thus carbon monoxide (CO) is a silent killer: it blocks oxygen delivery and you can pass out and die quickly without feeling anything. It can also cause chain fatalities as people see a body, rush to help, and pass out themselves.
kO5VE TIL that independent of lifestyle, men have a 2-5 greatest risk of heart disease. Sex differences account for nearly half the risk factor of cardiovascular death
X0D7P TIL of the Spartathlon, a 246 kilometer race between Athens and modern-day Sparta. It is based on the run of Pheidippides, who in 490 BC ran from Athens to Sparta before the Battle of Marathon in a day and a half to seek aid against the Persians.
MekO8 TIL Pittsburgh, PA, USA, due to being situated between three rivers, has the most bridges within city limits in the world, at 446
lbwr TIL that Nessie Dunbar was buried alive. At her funeral her sister wanted her dug up to say one last goodbye. When the body was Exhumed she sat up and looked at her sister. People thought she was a ghost or a zombie that returned from the dead.