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TIL that Mt. Everest is littered with dead bodies which serve as progress markers for some climbers

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wrKJ TIL that a 2014 study found that mothers living within 10 miles of a natural gas fracking site were 30% more likely to have babies with congenital heart defects than those without.
ANgR7 TIL the chemical element calcium is a metal.
4X7p5 TIL that according to cognitive dissonance theory, the "Ben Franklin effect" means that whether you choose to treat someone well or not, you will devise a reason for why they deserved it, either way.
oBLl7 TIL about the Memorial for Survivors of Sexual Violence built in Minnesota which was dedicated and opened last week. It's the only memorial of its kind in the world, and hopes to shine more light on the epidemic.
b6kvZ TIL Overnight olfactory enrichment using an odorant diffuser improves memory and modifies the uncinate fasciculus in older adults