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TIL that some studies suggest that patients with a history of allergy may have an increased rate of suicide and that seasonal spring peaks in aeroallergens are associated with seasonal spring peaks in suicide.

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oBnDY TIL there is an inland island in Canada that is larger in area than the lake in which it is situated.
LwDr TIL the smallest thing ever photographed is the shadow of an atom.
wLYdo TIL Congress voted to pay George Washington $25,000 a year during his presidency. After initially declining the salary, he ultimately accepted it to avoid setting a precedent whereby the presidency would be seen as limited only to independently wealthy individuals who could serve without any salary.
6Enwl TIL that in 1975, Sean Connery co-wrote a script for a Bond film called "Warhead". It features Spectre, from a secret base in the Statue of Liberty, launching an attack on NYC. Robotic hammerhead sharks, armed with nuclear weapons, are sent into the city’s sewers to wreak destruction as they explode
7rDax TIL about the Vajont Dam Disaster. In 1963 after reporting numerous warning signs about the the risks of a landslide some journalists were sued by the goverment for "undermining the social order". A landslide eventually occurred causing an overflow and killing between 1,900 and 2,500 people