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TIL that depression has a more debilitating effect on work performance than rheumatoid arthritis.

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W7Mwo TIL of Kleine-Levin Syndrome, which can cause a person to sleep for very long periods
KVKB TIL that the Coney Island style hot dog as we know it started in Michigan and not Coney Island in New York.
PYJdg TIL the “RCS” Radar Cross Section (the value which indicates how easily something can be picked up on radar) of an Advanced Tactical Fighter is less than an that of an insect!
DQKlr TIL Eddie Gaedel was the smallest baseball player to appear in an MLB game (standing 3 feet 7 inches tall, and weighing 60 lbs). While wearing jersey number "1/8", he walked on 4 straight balls in his only plate appearance.
LkGlv TIL Liza Hamilton (real life grandmother of John Steinbeck and basis for the "East of Eden" character) died in the 1918 flu pandemic.