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TIL cracking your knuckles does not cause arthritis or increase your risk

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kADe TIL A Croatian woman died in her apartment of natural causes. No one reported her missing and she was only discovered after burglars broke into her flat – 35 years later – and found her mummified body.
YgvB TIL Aztec society was one of the first societies that required education for all its members, regardless of gender or social status.
5Ov9 TIL that over 2/3 of wealthy Americans drink alcohol daily, but only about 1/3 of poor Americans do.
W7M4A TIL Michael Keaton's real last name is Douglas, so to not be confused with the other actor he changed his last name. While his first thought was changing it to Jackson he ultimately decided on Keaton.
PbEE TIL the first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face