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TIL that humans are bad at face recognition and almost can't distinguish unknown people apart.

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x57g TIL there’s a facility in Dallas called The Anger Room where you can pay to smash things up. They have different settings and you can select different packages with which to work out your frustrations.
v1lOL TIL caffeine boosts the effectiveness of pain relievers, like acetaminophen and ibuprofen, by 40%.
NZyQ TIL that kellogg’s claim that their cereal “improves kids’ cognitive functions by nearly 20%” was based on a study where the control group was given no breakfast, and the improvement was 11%
8e6RK TIL that in 2014, Red Bull reached a $13 million settlement to resolve two class action lawsuits for falsely claiming that ingredients in the drink were performance enhancing without scientific studies to prove it.
BgXQW TIL that airplanes in WWI and WWII used Synchronization gear to allow guns to shoot through the propeller without destroying it.