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TIL Loneliness can weaken the immune system

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J5Bv TIL It is legal to open carry a sword in California, but only if it’s sheathed.
9A7p TIL that the term ‘teenager’ was first coined in 1944 and Seventeen magazine printed its first issue, showing off young styles for teenage girls. Teenagers didn’t want to dress like their mothers, and adopted styles to set them apart from the older crowd.
9QKM TIL Saudi Arabia is working to reverse decades of favoring religious over scientific studies in schools and universities. The country is pouring billions into improving science curricula, endowing new research-oriented universities and establishing scientific agencies.
Oo784 TIL people with high IQ can suffer from dysrationalia, meaning that they are extremely susceptible to cognitive bias and stupid decision making
a8BNM TIL that singer Van Morrison did not release the song "Moondance" as a single until September 1977, seven and a half years after the album of the same year was released.