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TIL that hospitals in the US report a 24% spike in heart attack visits due to patients getting one hour less of sleep when switching to daylight saving time

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JYoBv TIL that Shakespeare heavily influenced the development of early modern language by creating an estimated 1700 words including common words such as generous, eventful, control, and lonely.
Mexdm TIL about Kryptos. A sculpture of 4 encrypted messages by artist Jim Sanborn at the CIA Langley grounds. The first 3 parts have been solved but the 4th remains a mystery despite continued worldwide efforts to decode it.
d1Od TIL In 1961 a yoga teacher was able to convince hundreds of people that she was the female reincarnation of Jesus creating a horrific cult in Australia called The Family, one of the only known cults led by a woman.
kJvvg TIL that James Smith, an early hip hop artist, started going by the stage name “Ladies Love Cool James,” or LL Cool J, before joining the Def Jam label.
a8yb TIL that a guy working for the European Union speaks 32 languages fluently