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TIL Boney M's Bobby Farrell died on the same day at the same place as Grigori Rasputin whom he inspired them to write a song about.

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Gmy1 TIL of a man named Chen Si who since 2004 has devoted his free time to patrolling the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, the most popular suicide site in the world, and has saved more than 300 people from jumping
9RX6 TIL a water sommelier is a profession you can pursue once certified by the German Mineral Water Trade Company. Martin Riese is the only certified water sommelier in the US, but Europe has several.
PWre TIL that a 1984 study showed that hospital patients assigned to rooms with windows looking out onto scenes of nature had shorter recovery times, were better behaved and required fewer painkillers than patients assigned to rooms with windows facing brick walls.
e0Zd4 TIL microbiata, or gut microbiome, communication between the gut and the brain is being referred to as “psychobiotics” and has been linked to disorders such as depression, anxiety and even autism.
X0EGD TIL about censorship in Turkish media. Alcohol and Tobacco products are blurred out and sometimes covered with a flower. Any forms of kissing or love making is banned amongst other things like mentioning brands.