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TIL New York City metropolitan region's GDP is above $2.5 trillion

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78Vw7 TIL: The feeling of loneliness is the mind's way to signal danger, and that you should get back to the group(where you are protected and can share food). A feeling formed at the beginning of civilization. Basically a "survival mechanism" like thirst and hunger.
Y7xDB TIL that the National Hobo Memorial is a cemetery in Britt, Iowa, which includes the graves of several "hobo kings", and markers such as "Pony Horse", "Minneapolis Jewel", and "Shot Down" Wills.
p4pN TIL that royalty use ‘We’ to refer to themselves as a way of showing that they speak on behalf of themselves and the nation. In past times this was also used to indicate that they spoke on behalf of God.
x4a7 TIL Butterfly McQueen, one of the stars of “Gone with the Wind,” was unable to attend the film’s premiere because it was held in a whites-only theater
9wdmp TIL Rats, gerbils, mice, birds, fish, monkeys, and chimpanzees all prefer making an effort to obtain their food over having it provided for free. Of all the studied animals, only cats did not display the behaviour, preferring to be served.