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TIL that after their life support is turned off, brain-dead patients may suddenly cross their arms over their chest for a few seconds. This is known as the Lazarus sign and is one of several ‘striking movements’ that may occur

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d810Q TIL that a woman named Bridget Cleary was murdered because her husband believed her to be replaced by a faerie .
pYvnp TIL: The Varna Culture's grave goods contain several times more gold than the other excavated sites from the same millennium combined
b9w14 TIL That during the 17th and 18th centuries that for queens and couturiers alike, showing your breasts was a fashion statement, whereas showing your ankles or knees was considered faux pas.
lwnV TIL The Rolling Stone originally gave Nirvana’s Nevermind a 3-star rating in 1991. They now give it 5 stars and rank it as the 17th greatest album of all time.
9nDD TIL Scientists at UCLA noticed that “time and time again” people suffered their first experience with anxiety or depression right after stomach illnesses. They did brain scans after patients ate probiotics, and found that stomach bacteria actually directly affected connectivity of the brain.