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TIL that there was a comic series about fixing the collateral damage caused by superheroes

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OoEd6 TIL that the opposite of the placebo effect is the ‘Nocebo effect’, where negative expectations reduce effects of treatment on the patient. An example is that warning patients about the side effects of drugs makes it more likely that those side effects will occur!
oBmLL TIL Erotomania is a delusional disorder wherein a person experiences delusions of another person being infatuated with them. It's most often seen in female patients that are shy, dependent and sexually inexperienced. The object of the delusion is typically a male who is 'unattainable'.
VBQ4Q TIL traces of 13,000-year-old beer were found in 2018 marking the earliest known evidence of beer production among ancient peoples. The discovery also marks the oldest record of human-made alcohol in the world.
rRNoy TIL To understand a pun, your brain' right and left hemispheres have to work together, due to the unique structure of it
xVX4k TIL that plastic fibers have been found in tap water around the world, with the US at the worst rate (94%), and both the exact sources and the health consequences are yet unknown.