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TIL Gwen Stefani’s older brother, Eric, was the brainchild behind No Doubt and also worked as an animator on Rugrats and The Simpsons

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XEQPr TIL about people who cannot feel fear due to a rare genetic disorder called Urbach-Wieth disease, which damage the amygdalae in the brain. The amygdala serves as a go-between for the parts of the brain that interpret sensory inputs and those that initiate fearful responses.
neBQr TIL that GM imported Aussie-made Holden Commodore VF performance sedans to the US from 2014-2017 and re-badged them as the Chevrolet SS.
4g9N TIL that the most weight ever lost by a woman was 900 lbs (408kg). At her peak weight of 1,199 lbs (544kg), she became depressed and attempted suicide with painkillers, but they were simply absorbed by her fat, putting her to sleep for a couple days.
VMD4D TIL about a Japanese seafood processing company where workers can work whenever they want, and every week they report what tasks they dislike, which they are then not allowed to do.
awWrZ TIL that John Adams and his wife, Abigail Adams, were actually third cousins