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TIL heartbreak is actually a form of addiction withdrawal

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Bg6vb TIL that in Sweden you have a constitutional right to allemansrätten, which is the right to peacefully hike, camp, bike and enjoy nature anywhere in the country unimpeded, with the only restriction being very close to someone's house or if you mess up a garden.
GAAmQ TIL The first true bicycle with pedals, invented in 1869, was known as 'The Boneshaker' due to the extremely uncomfortable ride caused by the stiff wrought-iron frame, wooden wheels, and tyres made of iron.
VMoem TIL A man is making thousands of pounds selling fresh air from the British countryside to people in China for £80 a jar
9wdJr TIL that in 67 C.E, Emperor Nero found a Boy named Sporus Who looked Like his deceased Wife, so he had him Castrated, Put in female attire, and made his entire Court play along with the act
5K1Q TIL Finding Nemo had the opposite effect that was intended. Despite its negative portrayal of keeping fish in aquariums, the use of clownfish prompted The demand for aquariums to triple. Demand was met by large-scale harvesting of tropical fish from the wild which devastated Clownfish Populations.