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TIL a rare condition exists where the body is completely paralyzed, while the mind remains normal and fully aware. The symptoms are sometimes mistaken as death. it’s called “locked-in state syndrome.

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0gbN TIL that when asked about the possibility of a third party candidate succeeding in the presidential election, Ralph Nader answered: “It’s a two party dictatorship unless you’re worth billions of dollars.”
pPaG TIL the reason airplane bathrooms still have ashtrays is because of an FAA decision that some people will still smoke on an airplane even though it’s not allowed, and when they do there needs to be a safe place to put their cigarette butt.
N74jQ TIL The "Lazy Dog" bomb, developed during world war 2, was a 2 inch steel kinetic projectile that was dropped by the thousands at 3,000 ft and could penetrate up to 9 inches of solid concrete with no explosive.
LQRyV TIL of French journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby, who suffered a stroke at 43 and became paralyzed. He suffered from locked-in syndrome, where his mind was intact but he could only move one eyelid. Bauby blinked out a 130-page novel that was a bestseller, passing away two days after it was published
8y9G TIL Daraprim, the drug aquired by Turing Pharmaceutials that has controversially skyrocketed in price, also treats malaria! The drug is listed on the World Health Organization’s List of Esstential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.