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TIL Positive self-perceptions of aging increase longevity by 7.5 years

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rNege TIL Even though he received surgery to correct his nearsightedness, Horace Grant continued to wear his trademark goggles on the court during his NBA career after hearing from parents that he was a inspiration to children who wore glasses.
VBWkD TIL that phones originally were connected to the wall by a wire, and had no Internet access
dDwvK TIL that the legal age of adulthood is higher than 18 in three US states. In Alabama and Nebraska, it's 19, and in Mississippi, it's 21
E1KNP TIL the skull on the moth covering Jodie Foster’s mouth on the poster for Silence Of The Lambs is actually 7 female bodies as depicted by Salvador Dali and represent the movies victims
ONrg TIL in the 1936 Olympics, promoted by Hitler to prove that whites are superior, Peru beat Austria 4-2 on soccer, even though they had 3 other goals nullified. Later, the Olympic Comitee nullified the match and scheduled a rematch, to be taken under close grounds. Peru withdrew from the Olympics