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TIL that the term "losing one's religion", as in the REM song, does not mean to become an atheist, but rather to lose one's temper and become angry.

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4Xw05 TIL Psychology research shows that people love to hate do-gooders (especially at work). Highly co-operative and generous people can attract hatred and social punishment, especially in competitive circumstances.
x6991 TIL Why Self diagnosis is the best test for Dust Mite Allergy
womwW TIL the pink and blue on the bisexual flag represent not women and men, but homo- and heterosexuality
9koD TIL that one acre of hemp (grown in a single season) yields as much paper as up to 4 acres of trees.
YXrB TIL in 1997, Nike, Inc. fined one of its shoe factories in Vietnam $5,000 after it become known that plant management ordered workers to create 51 rubber penises as a gag gift for a company Official.