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TIL the placebo effect can work even if the patient is told they’re taking a placebo.

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m1m1p TIL US researchers found an inverse correlation between testicular size and the degree to which men participated in aspects of parenthood, such as changing diapers and feeding duties.
o7L7 TIL Bill Gates told his University professors that he would become a millionaire by age 30. He became a billionaire at age 31.
XBK8 TIL that when the Super Bowl and the Presidential Inauguration conflicted, the President did the coin toss ceremony for the Super Bowl and had his public inauguration the next day.
16KnX TIL that the tallest skyscraper in Florida, the Panorama Tower in Miami, is more than twice as tall as the highest natural point in the state, Britton Hill. 861 feet (262 meters) vs 345 feet (105 meters)
oJdW TIL Polio can be transmitted via ass-to-mouth