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TIL that nearly 1 billion adults worldwide are estimated to have sleep apnea, with most cases going undiagnosed.

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kJ99g TIL about the “Bonus Army,” WWI veterans who in 1932 marched to D.C. demanding their promised wartime bonuses. Under Hoover’s orders, U.S. troops led by Gen. MacArthur used tear gas, bayonets, and tanks to crush them, killing 2 and injuring many.
JYv51 TIL The worlds biggest shopping mall (The Dubai Mall ) has over 1200 stores, is 10 million square feet and has access to the worlds tallest building (Burj Khalifa).
b0XQ TIL that Lucille Ball claimed she picked up radio signals on her dental work and reported it to authorities resulting in the bust of a Japanese spy signal in LA in 1942.
WL7N TIL an Arnold Palmer plus vodka is a John Daly.
VMgbk TIL Small packets in beef jerky are not moisture absorbers but oxygen absorbers to prevent oxidation of fat