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TIL a study estimates 2/3 of wisdom teeth extractions are medically unnecessary and the risks are exaggerated by the dental industry for profit

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6EKBm TIL 100% of the Doberman Pinscher breed pool will be affected by a genetic heart disorder (DCM) by 2040.
pYY4p TIL that during The Depression, FDR started construction on tidal dams in Passamaquoddy and Cobscook bays, on Maine’s border with New Brunswick, to generate electricity using the gigantic tides from the Bay of Fundy called the Quoddy Tidal Power Project.
PYGye TIL The world's worst shark attack occurred on July 30, 1945, when the SS Indianapolis was torpedoed by Japanese submarines. Nearly 900 men went overboard - only 317 were rescued four days later, with hundreds directly killed by sharks
rNKo1 TIL the 5th gen Chevrolet Camaro, released in 2010, was developed by Holden, an Australian car manufacturer owned by GM a the time. The current Camaro is still built on a modified version of the GM Zeta platform created by Holden.
XPnk TIL in 2011 a study found that individuals with high social anxiety had high empathy. The study found that high empathy may make socially anxious individuals more sensitive and attentive to other people’s states of mind.