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TIL Nelly Furtado turned down $500,000 to pose fully clothed in Playboy

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8eB0Z TIL in 1980s, there was an anonymous leaflet that listed a group of food additives as carcinogens. It was widely circulated and caused a mass panic in Europe.
E55w TIL after a hijacked Ethiopian Air jet crashed in the ocean, an estimated 60-80 people who survived the initial water-crash ignored the captains pleas to not inflate the life vests inside the plane. They all drowned when rushing water pinned their inflated vests against the fuselage’s ceiling.
4kPP5 TIL that crying can boost your mood. Cortisol (a stress hormone) is concentrated in tears. Emotional tears (sadness, anger, or joy) contain higher levels of stress hormones & natural pain-relieving substances than basal tears (eye lubricant). So, when in stress, you can literally cry it out
PBmV TIL Martha Stewart was in a relationship with Anthony Hopkins and broke up with him after watching Silence of the Lambs, saying she was unable to avoid associating Hopkins with the character of Hannibal Lecter
V870 TIL instead of signing their name on official documents, Japanese people carry around a unique stamp called a hanko which serves as their signature.