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TIL about the existence of a medieval New England in Crimea

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7rjNx TIL that the Ancient Egyptian text Debate Between a Man and His Soul is about a man deeply unhappy with life without the will to continue to live, saying one cannot find friends anymore and that nobody is good anymore. It is considered the oldest text on depression. It ends on a positive note.
xEpw TIL In the late 1990s, Dr. Ralph Walden peer reviewed 165 studies related to the safety of aspartame. 74 were funded corporations tied to aspartame. The other 91 were independent. ALL of the research that had financial ties to aspartame deemed it safe. The remaining 92% disagreed.
O0BY TIL all Hass avocados (the ones you get in grocery stores) descended from a single tree in California, which was planted using unknown seeds
16wVO TIL the rate of childhood obesity is highest in Greece, with 44% of boys being overweight. Italy, New Zealand, and Slovenia are next, with the US in 5th at 30%
WkANo TIL a single little brown bat can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes an hour.