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TIL that after the release of the movie Avatar in 2009 many moviegoers experienced depression and suicidal thoughts due to the realistic graphics and utopian environments in the movie

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Wk6Jd TIL that the “pink hat man” is a 72 year old man who who owns Cub’s tickets and sits behind home plate but wears a pink hat so his wife knows that he is at the game and not cheating.
x6BXB TIL that Frederick Banting, who received the Nobel Prize at age 32, remains the youngest Nobel laureate for Physiology/Medicine.
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