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TIL three out of the first four United States Presidents passed away on July 4th, America's independence day.

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6En6Y We’ve been conditioned to think of Covid-19 as a respiratory disease—but it’s not just about the lungs. Evidence is emerging that the coronavirus can cause heart damage in people who’ve had mild symptoms or none at all, especially if those people exercise while they’re infected. If you've just had Covid—even if you didn't have symptoms—you need to be aware of myocarditis. That’s cardiologist-speak for what happens when the muscular walls of the heart become inflamed, weakening the organ and making it more difficult for it to pump blood. It’s not a newly discovered condition, and it turns up pretty rarely, but when it does, it’s most often triggered by an infection. Strenuous activity while the heart is weakened can cause swelling in the legs, dizziness, shortness of breath, and—in serious cases—irregular heartbeat, cardiac arrest, and sudden death.
6EMym TIL there is a town in Nebraska called Monowi with a population of one. The only resident is a woman, Eiler who is the mayor, clerk, treasurer, librarian, bartender and the only person left in the US’ tiniest town.
o8BR TIL Gordon Ramsay was kidnapped, held at gunpoint, and doused in gasoline during his investigation of the fishing practices around the shark fin soup industry.
xV5KB TIL that bloodtransfusions for newborns below 4 months of age need to be compatible to the blood type of the mother, not of the newborn due to newborns not creating their own antibodies, but instead only having maternal ones.
Bgxjx TIL About Nüshu: China’s secret female-only language