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TIL there is a 5 minute survey that predicts suicide risk in the person polled with a ~66% accuracy for 6 future weeks. It is called the “Hopelessness Scale”… and is exclusively available for around $60 from Pearson, a text book company that hyper-aggressively defends the survey’s copyright.

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0wQo5 Today I learned: I used to think it's only me who is skinny but has belly fat, but I found that belly fat can accumulate on anyone. It has nothing to do with your size, form, age, or sex. always struggling to get rid of it ughhh
e0vQE TIL: MIT awards degrees with a certificate credentialing the graduate as a "Pirate" if they complete Archery, Fencing, Pistol (or Rifle), and Sailing classes before graduating. Certified Pirates are inducted at an official ceremony each year.
0VJ1 TIL: In 1999 an Australian called Bill Morgan was hit by a truck and was clinically dead for 14 minutes. When he awoke he bought a scratch card and won a car worth $25,000. When asked to recreate this for the news he won the $250,000 jackpot live in air.
neZ7W TIL baseball has a “golden ticket” that gives free admission to any game. It’s given to players after 8 years in the major leagues, people who have worked for a team for 25 years, and other VIPs. NASA astronauts, returning Vietnam POWs, and the the 1979 hostages in Iran were all given one.
DQLag TIL that the first major league in baseball formed in 1876 and was called the National League and included 8 teams.