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TIL that every day, the number of people older than you decreases - no exceptions

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OGKk7 TIL most of us will end up spending over a year of our lives commuting. That's nearly 10,000 hours sitting in traffic, packed into trains, or waiting around. Funniest part? Some researchers think that might actually be good for us.
dVjK TIL a few of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge soldiers were found hiding in jungle as recent as 2005, completely unaware Pol Pot died and Vietnamese troops no longer occupied country
7rbWp TIL John Rockefeller got out of Civil War duty by paying for a substitute.
ADogB TIL of 'holdout houses' - old properties that hold out against new development. One such occupied 'million dollar corner' at Macy's in New York. Another example is Edith Macefield's house in Seattle, whose owner famously turned down an offer of $1M. She willed it to the construction superintendent.
R519 TIL in Japan, it is so common for people to die alone undiscovered for long periods, that they have a term for it, “Kodokushi”. “Their bodies lie in places undiscovered for long periods of time, and because of this, thick, dark stains shaped like a human body are left where their bodies once lay.”