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TIL Telephobia is the fear of making or receiving phone calls, which can impact personal and professional life. The article provides 7 tips to overcome this anxiety, including cognitive behavioral therapy and practice.

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p8mke TIL About 80,000 people are in solitary confinement in the U.S. every day. The average length of stay in solitary is 7.5 years. Solitary inmates are 5x more likely to commit suicide and 95% report new mental illnesses.
KX0G TIL that Koko the “talking” gorilla has allegedly sexually harassed female zoo employees
9Ywvr How is it that we didn't know why the ocean was salty until 1979? National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Bob Ballard explains why such a basic question remained a mystery for so long—and where his team finally found the answer.
EgGPV TIL The United States of America has the highest prison population in the world
KQo6 TIL that during Prohibition in the United States, Winston Churchill referred publicly to the Constitutional amendment banning alcohol as “an affront to the whole history of mankind.”