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TIL cutting your time on social media to 30 minutes a day reduces your risk of depression and loneliness

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7rayp TIL an 11 year old girl survived four days on a 2ft by 5ft raft after her family was murdered and the boat she was on sank. She went years without knowing for sure who killed them. [fixed]
pXe4 TIL a Russian family, fleeing Soviet persecution, lived isolated in the forest for 40 years, and had no idea that WW2 had happened until their discovery in 1978
bDPp TIL the 1883 eruption on Krakatoa produced the loudest sound ever known it reverberated around the globe 7 times before diminishing. It could be heard 4,000 miles away, and people with in 100 miles had permanent hearing loss.
RKB8 TIL after the Italian Armistice during World War 2, an Italian Division chose to resist the Germans they were stationed with who demanded they give up their arms. This ended with the Germans massacring over 5000 of the Italians including those who had surrendered.
xVGl0 TIL Chris Rock’s marriage fell apart in large part to his porn addiction, “I became sexually autistic”.