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dDJrQ TIL that until 2020, the official name of Rhode Island was State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
RX7 TIL: Up to half of the world population is infected with Toxoplasmosis, a parasitical infection possibly linked to depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.
6EOEw TIL of Roy Benavidez. Whilst deployed in Vietnam, he responded to a distress call and jumped out of a helicopter with a medical bag, armed with only a knife. After a 6-hour fight with the enemy battalion, he had a total of 37 separate bullet, bayonet, and shrapnel wounds. He saved at least 8 men.
EgamX TIL that non-human great Apes may also experience mid-life crises, similarly to Humans, based on the U-shaped "happiness curve" that reflects life satisfaction.
bpaZ TIL the USA paid $200 billion dollars to cable company’s to provide the US with Fiber internet. They took the money and didn’t do anything with it.