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TIL People with depression feel better after listening to sad music

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BM7W TIL it is the 105th anniversary of the Tunguska Event - the largest “impact event” on or near Earth in recorded history, and had scientists confused for many years.
Bgy7K Today I learned that Hans Christian Andersen based his story "The Emperor's New Clothes" on a folk tale about a king who is tricked by swindlers who claim to have made clothes that can't be seen by any man who isn't the son of the king's presumed father.
Wr84 TIL that Red Bull recommends that the drink should not be mixed with alcohol. It’s even printed on the can.
dDpRd TIL the BBC received over 47,000 complaints about its plans to screen "Jerry Springer: The Opera" in 2005. It was the most complaints ever received about a British television broadcast, and was attributed to an orchestrated campaign by Christian groups
aPKy TIL in the US, maternal deaths during pregnancy declined to 9.1 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies by 1986. It has risen since then and now is at 18.5 deaths per 100,000.