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TIL South Asians are genetically predisposed to higher rates of central body obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease

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wLXkE TIL Florida has almost twice as many boating accidents as the next highest state(California) which has about twice as many as the third highest (New York)
Z8QGG TIL that pillow fights were banned at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2015 after 30 people were injured.
Wk5O4 TIL that people who have lost nerve function in their hands have either slight or no wrinkling when they are immersed in water (AKA bathing). I also learned that the outer layer of our skin is made up of dead keratin cells.
a8PLo TIL the first special effect in a film was The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1895
l7YoN TIL That the majority of Purple Hearts issued to the US military over the last seventy five years were produced in 1945. In anticipation of high casualties for the unrealized invasion of Japan high production of the medal resulted in an end of war surplus of almost 500 000.