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TIL People with good social support are less likely to develop mental disorders (such as PTSD, anxiety, bipolar, etc.)

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N71MQ TIL Boris Mikhailov, captain of the USSR hockey team, was offered a $1 million contract to leave Russia in 1980 after the Miracle on Ice. However, he declined as the KGB was standing next to him when the offer was made.
R7KY4 TIL: Noam Chomsky was considered as a political enemy by Richard Nixon
DQgoV TIL the 1978 Saturday Night Live song "King Tut" with Steve Martin was one of the most expensive sketches the show had attempted at the time. Producer Lorne Michaels put everything behind the production.
E1R6w TIL that Breezewood, PA is one of the only places in America where an Interstate has a stoplight
E1B5w TIL The shortest commercial flight in the world is in Scotland. The flight goes between two islands in Orkney, Scotland, and lasts just 47 seconds.