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TIL: A university researcher has developed a tattoo removal cream.

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nWJEr TIL that the term “gaslighting” comes from a 1938 thriller play called Gas Light, set in 1880s London, in which a husband tries to convince his wife she’s insane.
6EVrm TIL modern Air Conditioning exists out of the need to dehumidify. Cooling was a fortunate side effect.
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6Vk7 TIL that the proper response to the phrase “Top of the morning to you” is “And the rest of the day to yourself!”