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TIL In West Virginia in the late 1800s you could get admitted to an insane asylum for “Novel Reading”.

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NLB1 TIL both ancient Greek and Egyptian medicine recognized obesity as a medical disorder. Hippocrates wrote that “corpulence is not only a disease itself, but the harbinger of others”.
neAjB TIL The Salton Sea was once a popular resort visited by celebrities, and California's most productive fishery. It became polluted by agricultural runoff, causing large die-offs of birds and fish. It's now drying up, and airborne dust from the exposed lake bed threatens the health of millions.
yQKwJ TIL about 20% of Greenland's population (56,186) have attempted suicide.
WkkAY Short answer: Maybe, but they'd be very busy
1yA4 TIL One in four soldiers during WW2 admitted to pooping themselves during combat.