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oRkbK TIL the classic "old people smell" is real and likely caused by a molecule called 2-nonenal, concentrations of which sharply increase in older individuals.
nw9r TIL a man who was lost in the woods chopped down some power lines so that workers would have to come and rescue him.
epMEL TIL that Vampires, in traditional folklore, suffered from arithmomania, a form of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) that revolves around numbers and counting
oBaRR TIL that during the Vietnam war, tens of thousands of desperate Americans immigrated north to Canada to escape the draft. A political response was never taken, partly because just as many Canadians hopped down south to join the American military.
e0ZEn TIL that in 2018, the WHO recognized and endorsed the use of traditional Chinese medicine.