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TIL that ceiling height of a particular room can influence the thinking of people in that room. High ceilings make people more creative, whereas low ceilings make people pay more attention to details.

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7r7Yp TIL about Devin McLean, an Air Force veteran who saved his boss from an armed robber and was later fired by AutoZone for violating workplace policy.
7dPr TIL that technically a diamond will not last forever; given enough time, a diamond will decay into graphite
wokj8 TIL about Anna Bågenholm who was trapped under ice for 80 minutes, was brought to the hospital with a core body temperature of 56.7F (13.7C), and survived.
nedBo TIL about Joe Arridy, who had an IQ of 46 and is known as the “happiest prisoner on death row”. He went into the gas chamber with a smile. It turned out he was innocent.
n0lG TIL in Pakistan and India smoking scorpions to get high is a growing trend. The high lasts about 10 hours, with the first 6 being quite painful. Addicts of scorpion smoking describe it as more addictive than heroin, saying the hallucinations make “Everything appears like it is dancing.”