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TIL one of this site’s co-founders committed suicide in 2013 after facing up to 50 years in prison for illegally downloading over 4 million academic articles. He was 26 years old.

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MX40 TIL there were creatures called Tardigrades which were put out into open vacuum space and solar radiation for ten days, and survived. Some of the ones that died managed to mysteriously resurrect themselves
mxpOP TIL the Nursing Code of Ethics includes care of self as well as others
xV7LB TIL that in 1978, an inspection of a damaged U.S. Navy ship revealed the remnants of claws from the tentacles of a giant squid. The claws were much larger than any that had been seen by scientists, indicating that the squid was of a size substantially greater than any that had been documented.
4kME6 TIL young adult brains aren't fully developed until they're 25. Adults think with the prefrontal cortex, which responds to situations with good judgment. Teens and young adults process information with the amygdala. This is the emotional part.
0wp65 TIL In 2002, after performing a full live set, Dream Theater did an encore cover of Metallica's "Master of Puppets." No, not the song. The entire album.