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TIL that Facebook can have some devastating psychological effects, and that apparently, “Facebook Depression” is a thing

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GYjb1 TIL women suffer from migraines three times as often as men. In the U.S., 18% of women suffer compared to 6% of men. But during the reproductive years, as many as 43% of women suffer.
oBeY8 TIL Cats can recognise their own name. But unlike dogs, they're just not as keen to show their owners what they've learned.
bMPa TIL that weird smell on your hands after you handle coins isn’t the smell of the coins, it’s an odour produced by your skin oil decomposing on contact with the metal.
Roa9 TIL in the USA, you are statistically about twice as likely to kill yourself rather than be murdered.
xddo TIL 2005 was statistically one of the worse hurricane season in history recorded with 15 hurricanes and 23 tropical storm causing $150 billion in damage.