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TIL that people with depression may have a more realistic view of the world. This theory is called Depressive Realism.

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xjQw TIL in the 3rd Century BC a ship was built by the Egyptian Pharaoh that could carry up to 7400 men. It is considered by some to be the largest human powered vessel ever built.
PYPaE TIL: A newer study in 2017 discovered the cost of raising a child to 17 in the US averages $233,610 with rural children costing $193,020 and Urban NE costing $264,090 the same study also showed that each additional child is cheaper due to bulk buying and hand me downs.
wJwE TIL a US Navy POW blinked the word ‘torture’ in morse code during a forced TV interview in North Vietnam to signal his conditions to the Office of Naval Intelligence
4XMR6 TIL that when William III invaded England in 1688, he departed the Netherlands on November 11 and landed in England 4 days later on November 5. At the time England used a calendar that was 11 days behind most of Europe.
Kv1a TIL An extension cord with two male ends on it is often used to bench test electrical equipment in the industrial field, but is considered so dangerous in other applications, that it is commonly referred to as a “suicide cord.”