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TIL that in the past 15 years China has tortured 3700 Falun Gong practitioners to death, and from 2000-08, killed another 64,000 for their organs.

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80ma TIL researchers found that facial distinctiveness, considered less attractive, was linked to poor health in both men and women. Facial averageness, on the other hand, was linked to good health. One theory is that distinctive facial traits are tied to chromosomal disorders.
b9enZ TIL that the practice of binding babies' heads (known as artificial cranial deformation) was predominant in France as late as the 20th century.
v1be7 TIL of patient AB - "the first and only instance in which hallucinatory voices sought to reassure the patient, offered her a specific diagnosis, directed her to the hospital, expressed pleasure that she was well again, bid her farewell, and thereafter disappeared."
GYPLN Health experts say they're not yet sure about the level of immunity people may have after recovering from COVID-19.
nWJYd TIL pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the United States with participation up 159% since 2019. Followed by golf (off-course) up 57% and skateboarding up 36%.