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TIL Hemingway was three months sober when he killed himself in 1961

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4k8Pg TIL About Aralez, dog-like spirits from Armenian mythology that capable of healing wounds and reviving the dead.
grK88 TIL in terms of endurance, there is no living animal that can beat a human; basic human biology makes humans the ultimate runners
MkmW TIL there is a humming sound that up to 11% of people can hear around the planet that drives some of them to suicide.
KjyR TIL that the smallest living bird is nary larger than a bee and weighs less than a single US penny
Nyj8 TIL In medieval England, the punishment for a baker who cheated customers could be losing his hand. To protect against this, many bakers would add an extra loaf to an order, making a “baker’s dozen” 13.