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TIL that the song “Weightless” by Macroni Union has been proven to reduce overall anxiety levels by 65% and resting heart rates by 35%

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9mYG TIL of David Kootook, a 14 year old Inuit boy who survived for 23 days in -40 degree weather after a plane crash in the Arctic. He refused offers by the pilot to eat the body of a fellow passenger and died of starvation 23 days later. Upon rescue, the pilot said “Welcome to the camp of a cannibal.”
KbOG TIL in the late 1980’s a young janitor at a recording studio started recording his own music after work, playing all the instruments. The janitor was Trent Reznor, and the music became Nine Inch Nails
e0W0g TIL that working memory operates phonologically which helps Chinese speaking people to remember more digits than English speakers because Chinese number words are all single syllables whereas words in English aren’t.
XgwQ TIL that Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd dusted off their Ghostbusters costumes to visit a terminally ill child who was a fan of the film and wanted to meet them.
5mEQ TIL moles bite earthworms in a way that paralyzes, but does not kill them, so they stay fresh and alive until needed for food.