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TIL women are significantly more likely than men to experience partner abandonment during serious illness

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LQN6r TIL A Canadian Institute of Technology installed sleep pods in its campus library so students can lie down for a proper sleep if they should need it. However staff sit about 15 feet away and nappers are under video surveillance to prevent more than solo sleepers
9xAm TIL that Liberace never publicly admitted that he was homosexual, and on more than one occasion sued a publication for implying that he was.
VMxlQ TIL that the Tony Awards are named after an actress, Antoinette Perry.
8WV4 TIL that crows in Tokyo often steal wire coathangers to add to their nests, which cause blackouts when built on power lines
WXk8 TIL Nintendo has banked so much money, that they could run a deficit of over $250 Million every year and still survive until 2052.