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TIL that according to a University of Chicago study, while the joy of receiving gifts lessens over time, the psychological benefits of giving do not. Participants’ happiness hardly declined if they repeatedly bestowed gifts on others, versus repeatedly receiving those same gifts themselves.

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5VAwp TIL that Filet-O-Fish was introduced by McDonald's to accommodate Catholics who fasted from meat on Fridays
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