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TIL that “sugar highs” don’t actually exist; glucose causes the release of serotonin, which actually causes you to calm down. Children are hyperactive at parties and holidays because of the psychological situation, not the physiological effect of sugar.

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EgDgP TIL, Rolls Royce has an stained glass window commemorating the pilots of the RAF (Royal Air Force) who fought at the battle of Britain during WW2 in a factory in Osmaton, Derby (UK).
m1EaP TIL that in 2012, Children's Hospital Los Angeles had to issue a statement that they were not affiliated with the billboards for the Adult Swim show "Children's Hospital," which featured Rob Corddry in bloody scrubs and clown makeup
W700A TIL The Red Pyramid, which is third pyramid built by Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu in ca. 2575–2551 BCE, is Egypt's first "true", smooth-sided pyramid.
rRA5x TIL of the “availability heuristic,” by which people judge the likelihood of events based on the number of times they hear about them. Explains why many people are pessimistic about the world given the amount of media coverage available, which favors bad news.
840L TIL The aircraft carrier USS Yorktown was heavily damaged after destroying a Japanese aircraft carrier during the first carrier battle in history. After 48 hours of emergency repairs, it ended up helping destroy two more carriers before being sunk, and inadvertently saved the other US carriers.