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TIL Childhood trauma can speed biological aging.

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9YYj6 TIL that Songdo City in S. Korea uses pneumatic tubes in all apartments to transport waste to a central disposal center
vPp7B TIL a sculpture commemorating "Gangnam Style" was erected in the eponymous district in Seoul. It consists of two giant hands in the horse-riding gesture from the music video, and plays the song when people stand under it.
D1r5r TIL of "Private SNAFU" - an animated training series developed by Frank Capra and written by Dr. Seuss for the US military during WW2. Walt Disney was supposed to develop the cartoons and wanted exclusive ownership to the "SNAFU" character, but Warner Bros. outbid him and secured the rights instead.
kO77m TIL that the measurement unit “league” was originally defined as the distance you could walk in an hour.
gMLQD TIL that, although "the Great White Way" is the most famous nickname for Broadway, its bright lights have also inspired the nicknames the Incandescent District, Tungsten Territory, and Mazda Lane