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TIL that Einstein didn't wear socks

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ar0N TIL that JFK’s sister was given one of the first lobotomies because of her mood swings. Doctors asked her to sing God Bless America while they cut into her brain, and stopped when she “became incoherent”
QJRrk TIL about an Italian sociologist who spent a year underground, completely isolated from the outside world. When he was brought back up he thought only six months had passed.
p4YZ TIL There is an optical illusion that can detect schizophrenia
NXQKJ TIL about the birthday effect, a statistical phenomenon where an individual's likelihood of death appears to increase on or close to their birthday. It has been suggested that it is a statistics anomaly, but the birthday effect has been seen in studies that control for known anomalies.
QJrWM TIL that the largest terrestrial animal of Antartica is Belgica antartica - a small flightless midge that burrows into snow to survive the harsh temperatures.