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TIL Billy Joel wrote "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" as a way to help young people struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts as he once attempted suicide himself. It includes a mistake from the recording where he fumbled his words that was left in as proof everyone is fallible.

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bP6a TIL Victorinox, has been around for 130 years. And in all that time, the company has never downsized or laid off staff. They deliberately keep a high cash reserve and hire contractors when needed. In 2009 they boasted over 100 employees who’d worked with them for over 40 years.
p8pwp TIL about Dorothy Kilgallen, a journalist who claimed to have inside information about the death of JFK. She was drafting a chapter about JFK's death in her book when in 1965, she was found dead in her apartment under suspicious circumstances. All copies of Kilgallen's drafts were never found.
67EY TIL that bone marrow transplant recipients often inherit the donor’s immunities and allergies.
b9wYp TIL the SS Andrea Doria, a passenger liner sunk in a collision in 1956, is considered the “Mt. Everest” of scuba diving due to its dive difficulty. The wreck continues to claim the lives of divers unprepared for its challenges.
v1jDD TIL the bearded vulture is the only known animal whose diet consists almost entirely (70-90%) of bone. It is capable of swallowing a sheep's vertebrae whole. The bird's stomach acid has been estimated to have a pH of 1, so even large bones are digested within 24 hours.