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TIL that 68 people suffering from tinnitus (ringing in the ears) actually had their auditory nerves cut to stop the ringing, and more than half of them reported the ringing didn’t change - or got worse.

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neRKG TIL that the total mass of the entire asteroid belt is only about 4% of the mass of Earth's Moon
GYBXg TIL An estimated 1,382 shipping containers are lost overboard at sea during transportation each year, never to be found again.
oBRwR TIL All first class women except of four did survive the Titanic disaster. All children in first and second class did survive.
E1Oax TIL the PS3 launched in 2006 at $599 making it one of the most expensive consoles of all-time. But despite it's high price, Sony continued to lose money on every PS3 sold until 2010.
A96B TIL that in early 1900s German kids used to die from diarrhea until a doctor invented carrot stew which saved thousands of lives