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TIL that although it is believed that serotonin deficiency plays a role in depression, there have not been any studies proving that brain levels of this or any neurotransmitter are in short supply when any mental illness develops

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0dmNj TIL the most infamous form of the lobotomy was not the original technique.
GA1Jg TIL that from 1930-1950, Sam Barry coached basketball, football, and baseball at the University of Southern California. In that time, the school won national championships in all 3 sports.
W7gY8 TIL that Iceman, a movie partiality based in Otzi the Iceman, is one of the few movies that used an extinct language in the dialogues, being ancient Rhaetian