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TIL the tail of a comet can reach 1 million km long

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8JYZ TIL multitasking is a myth. What we call multitasking is actually ‘switch-tasking.’ There is actually a stop/start process that occurs in the brain when we switch between tasks. This process causes “more mistakes, and over time it can be energy sapping.”
0w44j TIL In 1723 the death rate in London outstripped the birth rate and it remained higher for the next decade. Gin was to blame. Women addicted to Gin neglected their infants or quietened them with Gin.The term 'Mothers Ruin' survives to this day
nMno TIL that many mistakenly believe that suicide by overdosing on Paracetamol renders them unconscious before death ensues, when in fact it is a lengthy and very painful process that could take up to a week.
loL15 TIL Soap Operas are called "Soap Operas" because they were literally designed to sell Dove Soap to stay-at-home women during WWII
LZ TIL Pale, white skin in Europe evolved only 6000-10,000 years ago, likely to absorb more Vitamin D.