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TIL that an amino acid found in protein rich foods called Tryptophan is converted into serotonin and can help lessen symptoms of withdrawal in addicts. Addicts can literally be aided in recovery with cold turkey.

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vEV7 TIL The alternative names for our planet Earth, besides Gaia, are also Tellus and Telluris
aVe0 TIL: The Christian Children’s Fund once turned down a $17,398 donation because it was associated with Dungeons and Dragons.
pY8ab TIL : Val Kilmer has lost his voice, quite literally. The only way we may hear speak again is through a computer program
0wJGL TIL that up to 50% of young twins develop a secret language that can not be understood by others.The phenomenon is called cryptophasia and is thought to be created to communicate when one of the twins develop language slower than the other.
E1EEo TIL that in 18th century, the King of Sweden conducted an experiment to prove that caffeine was dangerous. It used two pairs of twins, each with one twin drinking three pots of coffee and the other three pots of tea for the rest of their lives. They all outlived the king and every doctor involved.