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TIL: Loneliness is a greater public health hazard than obesity

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4k61J TIL that scientists not only dare cut trees by looking at their growth rings, but also historically harvested timber. For example, if you know when a church was built, you can look at the wood beams in it to learn about historic weather and woods management practices.
ADrx7 TIL about the unifying cube rule theory that claims to settle not only the "Is a hotdog a sandwich?" question, but many other similar food debates.
X5Qr TIL Actor Steven Seagal was Sued for Driving a Tank into a House, Killing a Puppy during a Police Raid
EgloW TIL of Shridhar Chillal, a man who didn't cut his nails for 66 years. From age 16, he let his left hands nails grow as a challenge. They eventually reached a total length of 909.6cm before, in 2018, he had them cut. He earned the Guinness World Record for "Longest fingernails on a single hand ever"​
QJnRa TIL of the Scrub Bulls of Australia, wild descendants of 20 cattle released from an abandoned military post in 1849. In the 1960's researchers realized there was a population of some 1,500 feral cattle. Today they are often hunted for sport.