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TIL People with social anxiety disorder have a different gut microbiome - transplanting their microbiome to mice causes the mice to suffer from increased social fear

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Br9kr TIL all Golden Retrievers descend from a single mating pair of a Flat-coated Retriever named Nous and a Tweed Water Spaniel named Belle
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jMMv TIL that when John Lennon was asked if Ringo Starr was the best drummer in the world he replied “In the world? He`s not even the best drummer in The Beatles!”
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