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TIL that 20 of the 50 oldest living people are Japanese

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6EQV8 TIL there is a subway station near the World Trade Center that still hasn't opened since it was damaged during 9/11. It's finally expected to open in October 2018.
QNa09 TIL that after George Harrison's death from lung cancer, his widow sued a doctor at the hospital where he received radiation therapy for allegedly forcing Harrison to listen to his son play guitar and autograph the guitar while lacking his mental faculties.
7r7KZ TIL about the Newton Disc, which is a color wheel that when spun really fast, turns white.
GAvYJ TIL: Mindfulness has been shown to be as effective as Escitalopram for the treatment of Anxiety Disorders
JY0om TIL of Paul Alexander, one of the last people living in an iron lung after he contracted polio in 1952 at the age of 6. Despite his disability, he is an author and practicing lawyer