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TIL Abraham Lincoln suffered from depression – He was scared to carry knives because he was afraid he’d kill himself

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BrXGy TIL the equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
4kMDa TIL: Atlanta is known as the “City in a Forest” for the most heavily forested urban area in the country”. Tree canopy covers 47.9% of Atlanta
40gw TIL that Douglas Bader was a pilot who could sustain more G-Forces in combat because he had no legs.
WkAxN TIL Christopher Walken first trained as a dancer, and has danced in over 50 of his films, also starring in a music video which won a Grammy for Best Music Video of 2002
e0L9g TIL Scientists have found out what the air was like millions of years ago by using air bubbles in ice.