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TIL motor neuron disease has been on the increase for over ten years, and scientists think pesticides, pollutants and paints are to blame.

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JElk TIL there is a ‘fake’ townhouse in brooklyn heights that’s actually a ventilation shaft for the subway.
0w1Gj TIL about mind-blindness. Mind-blindness is a concept of a cognitive divergence where an individual is unable to attribute mental states to others.
6EgnJ TIL the deadliest fire in US history, the Peshtigo Fire is largely forgotten because it happened on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire.
ep6o5 TIL The last Great Auk in Britain was accused of witchcraft, and killed by superstitious sailors for conjuring storms. So now we have no more Northern Witch Penguins.
kOYMB TIL the average Mexican citizen works an average of 2,255 hours a year, while the average Danish citizen works only 1,410 hours per year.