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TIL of "Shifting Baseline Syndrome." This is when significant systemic changes occur over time in a way that makes them extremely difficult for humans to perceive. 'New normals' are established which are experienced as though little to no change has taken place.

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4XL4J TIL "Scottie" from Star Trek was Lieutenant James Doohan who was shot by machine-gun on D-Day. One bullet blew off his finger, 4 struck his leg and 1 hit him in the chest. A silver cigarette case stopped the bullet to the chest. He later joked it was the only time being a smoker saved his life
jNOkN TIL that in 2004 a burglar broke into the house of a 73 years old grandma, who instead of calling the cops, offered him food and a glass of milk, pray for him and even shared family photos with the burglar. Later when he fell asleep the grandma called her daughter who then called the cops
nZRo TIL that a man in NJ was charged $3750 for a bottle of wine, ordering it after a waitress told him that it was “thirty seven fifty”.
RQo9 TIL saying curse words when you’re in pain actually reduces your suffering. The psychologist who showed this said, “I would advise people, if they hurt themselves, to swear.”
jOgj TIL an increasingly dark sense of humour can be an early sign of dementia.