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e0Lk5 TIL Norway practices restorative justice in their prison system and prisons mimic normal life. Prisoners get many amenities and benefits and sometimes keep their jobs on the outside while serving time, commuting daily. Norway's recidivism rate is one of the lowest in the world at 20% within 5 yrs.
kJOye TIL that Ketogenic diets are a viable treatment option for epilepsy that has not responded to multiple antiepileptic drugs (refractory seizures). It is also under investigation for utility in Alzheimer's.
kJL8d TIL Alaska is larger than all of Scandinavia
Wky7d TIL that the movie 'The Blues Brothers' had a cocaine budget
x667B TIL In 1014, Byzantine Emperor Basil II captured several thousand Bulgarian soldiers, put them into groups of 100, and blinded 99 in every group. The last soldiers had only one eye gouged out and were ordered to lead their blind friends home. Upon seeing this, Tsar Samuel died of a heart attack.