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TIL of "Shit Life Syndrome," a medical term for a form of depression resistant to therapy and anti-depressants, caused by ones life circumstances.

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DMg TIL that clocks today move clockwise because sundials were first used in the Northern Hemisphere.
BZed TIL, When a pregnant woman suffers organ damage (such as a heart attack), the fetus sends stem cells to the damaged organ to help repair it.
d8ra8 TIL that hitting a fruit tree can make it feel threatened, spurring it to produce more or larger fruit to distribute seeds before dying.
9YA0B TIL There is a theme park in Lithuania which recreates life as a USSR citizen. Visitors have their belongings confiscated, have to wear mouldy overcoats, experience interrogation, and must learn the Soviet anthem.
dxjZ TIL in 1952 Albert Einstein was offered the Presidency of Israel