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TIL that nearly 60 percent of Medal of Honor recipients have been Irish-American, including 257 Irish natives.

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ANg5a TIL Pliny the Elder was a naturalist and author who apparently died trying to mount a boat rescue for victims of the Pompeii disaster.
QNWgd TIL sleep helps clean our brain. Or in the words of the journal Science, “Observations showed that when mice sleep, channels between neurons in their brains expand, allowing cerebrospinal fluid to flush out detritus, such as proteins that in human beings are associated with Alzheimer’s disease.”
J1wdV TIL that Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video was released on VHS and sold over 1 million copies
yeYe TIL Anorexia nervosa is the leading cause of death in females aged 15-24
5R4k TIL that the North American lottery system is a $70 billion-a-year business, an industry bigger than movie tickets, music, and porn combined.