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TIL that we turn on the exact same stress-response as do those mammals running for their lives or running for a meal, and we turn it on for psychological reasons

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mxe9M TIL that the city of Cloud Cuckoo Land in The LEGO Movie is likely a reference to the 414 BCE Athenian Play The Birds in which a man convinces birds to build a city in the sky
jNxxa TIL Dr. John Fryer of Philadelphia appeared at the 1972 APA convention wearing a rubber mask to deliver a speech about the hardships of being a psychiatrist and gay. His speech was vital to getting homosexuality off the list of mental disorders.
RkR6 TIL Ben Sliney gave the SCATANA order on 9/11 that grounded all 4,200~ planes in US airspace. It was his first day on the job, and the first time in history the order had been used.
5Ya7p TIL: A dog's nose being wet and cool is a sign of good health is a common misconception. Many dogs can be sick and still have a wet nose, and other dogs can be healthy and still have a dry nose.
aa6A TIL Mike Tyson has coped with negative emotions throughout his life by caring for pigeons. As a child he suffered bullying & depression (the first punch he ever threw was at a bully that killed one of his birds) & as an adult with his sunk career and death of his 4 year-old daughter.