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TIL 1 in 10 Americans now takes an antidepressant; among women in their 40s and 50s, the figure is 1 in 4

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JYXav TIL of the Battle of Hainan Island (Chinese Civil War). The Communists conducted a successful landing operation using 2000 traditional wooden junks. This led the KMT Navy to underestimate them and tried to capture them, only for the junks to reveal artillery pieces, forcing a KMT Destroyer to flee.
5Y4op TIL there's a species of scorpion that loses its tail when threatened, just like a lizard. Trouble is, its anus is located at the end of its tail, meaning it may survive for up to eight months sans anus, and without ever defecating again
6E9Ym TIL there is an International Standard for making a cup of tea, and the milk goes in first (except in Ireland who have officially expressed disapproval)
nWnRr TIL the first American spy satellites literally dropped their film from space in a "film bucket" that was then scooped up in midair by a plane.
gZA9 TIL that the cornea has no blood supply, and oxygen instead diffuses into it directly from the air.