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TIL: There was a Stanford study that took low income stressed/anxious children and exposed them to distressing images such as car crashes and then pleasant images to determine that they have stronger fear signals than typical kids which leads to more impulsive and less controlled actions.

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neRVr TIL George Harrison of The Beatles loved Monty Python so much and wanted to see Life of Brian made so badly that he remortaged his house just to be able to pay for it. He also appears in the movie as an extra for a few brief moments
yQ6Re TIL that some animals have their brains changing seasonly depending on the needs. Like in birds the singing part of the brain grows in the build-up to mating season to increase their sing-skills.
w4QY TIL in 1992 dance/pop duo The KLF were invited to play at the BRIT awards. They unexpectedly performed with a grindcore metal band, fired machine gun blanks into the audience, announced they were leaving the music industry, dumped a dead sheep at the afterparty, and deleted their entire back catalog
JYoBv TIL that Shakespeare heavily influenced the development of early modern language by creating an estimated 1700 words including common words such as generous, eventful, control, and lonely.
5YJXr TIL A giant virus has been discovered with its own immune system. French scientists found these giant virus defence mechanisms work in a similar way to the CRISPR-Cas system, whereby the virus learns to recognise invaders, capture their genetic material and use this information to destroy them.