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TIL ADHD doesn't always mean 'short attention span'. 'Hyperfocusing' on a task for hours on end is also a known symptom of ADHD, where the inability to stop is considered to be the problem.

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na9 TIL that the founder of Bridges TV, a Muslim television network designed to counter negative stereotypes of Muslims, beheaded his wife.
XPoE TIL that Eminem’s daughter Hailie Scott (also known as Hailie Jade Mathers), graduated as Suma Cum Laude in High School and currently taking up Psychology at Michigan State University
7Ogp TIL Army PFC LaVena Johnson’s 2005 death at a base in Balad, Iraq was ruled a “suicide.” She had a broken nose, black eye, loose teeth, burns from corrosive chemicals on her genitals and a gunshot wound.
oBZlE TIL the world's first cyber-attack happened during the 1790s. The Blanc brothers intercepted the first (mechanical) national data network to get market's information quicker.
d8y89 TIL that Christian buildings are the only religious buildings on the continent of Antarctica. Although they are used mostly for Christian worship, the Chapel of the Snows has also been used for Buddhist and Bahá'í ceremonies.