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TIL that sudden heart attacks in young people are seven times more common among people who previously attempted suicide

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EgR4P TIL an Erector set was used to build the precursor to the modern artificial heart
gWp9 TIL: There was a movement of people in the late 1800’s called the “anarchists”; that effectively changed American labor policy by fighting injustice with extreme violence, rather than sitting in front of Wall Street.
rNQl4 TIL of an isolated village called Dali Koumbe (also known as Dali Gimba) in Mauritania, West Africa where the majority of people have been born blind for the past 10 generations. It is thought to be congenital, though some locals attribute it to an old prophesy that foretold of a blind baby's birth.
vPLXx TIL during the French Revolution, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, changed his name to "Citizen Égalité", advocated against absolute monarchy, and in the National Convention, voted to guillotine Louis XVI. Despite this, he still executed in 1793 during Reign of Terror as an enemy of the republic.
rNO04 TIL Delta Airlines has a “Parallel Reality Zone” in the Detroit Airport that allows customers to see their personal flight informations AND ONLY THEIR FLIGHT information on the same screen and the same time.