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TIL A man received a heart transplant from a donor who committed suicide. The recipient married the widow of the donor and committed suicide 12 years after the transplant.

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D15xD TIL that Jakarta is sinking 25cm (10in) per year, in part due to excessive use of groundwater and lack of piped water. It is expected that the city will be completed submerged in next 30 years.
ewkk TIL: in 1985, 747 China Airlines Flight 006 lost power in the #4 engine, and may have broken the sound barrier in a stall spin before recovering successfully.
R7R19 TIL that around 80% of ‘close door’ buttons on elevators don’t do anything
6EOoW TIL bacteria from chronic gum disease has been found in brains suffering from Alzheimer's. Bad oral hygiene has been a known risk factor for dementia but researchers now suspect that bacteria from gum disease may somehow cross into the brain and cause or worsen Alzheimer's symptoms.
VB5PQ TIL post Algerian independence, Muslims were granted citizenship automatically while non Muslims whether indigenous or not had to apply