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TIL staff at the U.S Securities and Commissions Exchange (SEC) spent up to 8 hours a day watching porn even as the economy was collapsing during the 2008 financial crisis

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WkD4Y TIL that doctors have the highest suicide rate of any profession, more than double the rate of the general population, and psychiatry is near the top in terms of suicide rates - with many doctors who have mental health issues reluctant to seek professional help because of the fear of stigma
wLjZJ TIL that The Animals recorded The House of the Rising Sun in one take for £34 after loading their equipment on a stolen British railway wagon and pushing it through the West End of London to get to the studio on their day off
wOAo TIL that male garter snakes will mimic female garter snakes in order to be cuddled by other males and steal their heat - a process called ‘Kleptothermy’
xVpkk TIL that ESPN personality Max Kellerman's brother was bludgeoned to death in 2004 by a former pro boxer nicknamed the Harlem Hammer
aJ9Z TIL Baylor University has 2 live black bears that live on campus and used to go to football games. The school stopped taking them there only after the USDA banned them from doing so.