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TIL about the "Mariko Aoki effect", which is when people have an urge to poop caused by visiting a bookstore

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jNbPQ TIL that Mother Teresa was a horrible person. The patients in her institutes suffered from a shortage of food, painkillers, and even basic care. The conditions in her missions were once compared to a concentration camp. And all this while, she raised millions of dollars.
kOJBe TIL Ted Nugent wrote the song Jailbait with lyrics, "I don't care if you're just thirteen," and "Wait a minute officer, Don't put those handcuffs on me, Put them on her and I'll share her with you."
D1dpD TIL that you are 30 times more likely to laugh if you're with another person than when alone. When solitary, people are much more likely to talk to themselves or smile than to laugh. In conversation, speakers are 46 percent more likely to laugh than their audiences are.
Y6JW TIL that in Singapore, it is illegal for carriers to lock mobile phones to their network because they aren’t allowed to restrict competition. Carriers found to breach this could have their licenses suspended or revoked.
4Xaea TIL In 1996, the Vancouver Aquarium became the first in the world to pledge to never again capture a wild whale or dolphin. Its first killer whale was captured in 1964, making it the first in the world to study orcas under human care