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TIL people diagnosed with ADHD have an 8.4 year lower life expectancy

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R7QXj TIL that woodpeckers don't get their bills stuck in trees because they can move their top and bottom bill independently thus creating a tiny space between the end of their beak and the wood.
e0vD6 TIL that the rules for appointing vacant house seats depend on the state's own laws if the vacancy occurs during the second session (RIP John Lewis)
JYMLk TIL nonchalant, disheveled, nonplussed, disconsolate, and nonsensical are examples of unpaired words: words that appear to be formed by a prefix and an existing word, but aren't. Chalant, heveled, plussed, consolate, and sensical are not recognized as English words.
Zp4EB TIL that the nations of Micronesia, Tuvalu, and Palau have no political parties, and are what are known as non-partisan democracies.
nevl7 TIL Sleep literally cleans your brain. During slumber, more cerebrospinal fluid flushes through the brain to wash away harmful proteins and toxins that build up during the day.