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TIL that Mind, the mental health charity, has helped almost 16 million people this year seeking advice. Their work is lifesaving.

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nWDbo TIL that all diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, such as Creutzfeldt–Jakob and fatal insomnia, have a perfect 100% mortality rate. There are no cases of survival and these diseases are invariably fatal.
BKBk TIL in 1910 a group of students from Cambridge darkened their skin, donned turbans, and presented themselves to the British Royal Navy as ambassadors from Abyssinia. They conducted an inspection of the fleet, bestowed honors upon British officers, and spoke in a Latin/Greek gibberish.
5V7LP TIL there have been 6 different designs on the US Dime since it’s inception back in 1792
5GWp TIL Instead of being tried for war crimes, the Japanese researchers involved in human experimentation in Unit 731 were given immunity by the U.S. in exchange for their data obtained.
N7bpQ TIL that if the Solar System fit in your hand the Milky Way galaxy would be size of North America