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TIL gut bacteria and the nervous system communicate with neurotransmitters

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9MrM TIL that four of the last seven governors of Illinois have served time in federal prison for corruption.
GAv1Q TIL body cameras are being marketed for hospital workers in the U.S. and there are privacy concerns that this will cause footage of a patient's most intimate and private moments to be accessible by numerous hospital employees, hackers, and criminals.
69MXZ TIL that the IAU (International Astronomical Union) only recognizes 88 official constellations. Any pattern of stars that is not one of the 88 official constellations is called an asterism, with the most well-known ones being the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper, Orion's Belt, and the Summer Triangle.
p8ReA TIL that the long pointy tip on cliché old style night caps is for keeping you warm in winter nights, by wrapping it around your neck.
m1PyY TIL that Argyle is a ghost town in the state of Utah that has been abandoned since 1915