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TIL heartbreak is actually a form of addiction withdrawal

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9gjQ TIL that our solar system is ‘unusual’ in that it only has one star, more than half of the stars in the sky are binary or triple, Jupiter could have been our second star
ADVAw TIL: Getting teenage "groopie" nookie is why most musicians get on stage, said the legendary JOHN LENNON of THE BEATLES, "we're not getting on stage to have a card game." (Also, the stage crew gets more "action" than the actual band, due to their social-gatekeeping role.)
Wk1oo TIL Hugh Everett III invented the "many worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics, and asked to be thrown in trash after death.
wXjJ TIL of Turtle Ships, 15th century armored warships that were essentially fire-breathing sea tanks of their day.
B6pL TIL the the longest words you can spell in the English language without repeating a letter are “uncopyrightable” and “dermatoglyphics”, both coming in at 15 letters.