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TIL There is another planet that orbits the sun on the outer-reaches of our solar system, sedna

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a81lM TIL a man with chronic déjà vu was "trapped in a time loop" for 8 years, which forced him to drop out of university. He was unable to read newspapers or watch TV because he believed he had seen it all before, despite not having any neurological condition chronic déjà vu patients usually suffer from.
9w8nD TIL about Villa Las Estrellas, a Chilean town in Antarctica which requires all residents to have their appendix removed
D1xZe TIL: A survey of 12,000 parents with children aged from five to 12 years old, in 10 countries, found almost a third of children play outside for just 30 minutes or less a day. Conclusion: Children around the world spend less time outdoors than prisoners.
XEdDE TIL that playwright and contemporary of Shakespeare Ben Jonson avoided being hanged for killing a man in a duel by citing "Benefit of Clergy," as he could read the Bible in Latin.
W7jb8 TIL Both Prince and Michael Jackson Weighed 112 Pounds When They Died.