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TIL a research study published in 2010 found that acetaminophen can reduce physical and neural responses associated with the pain of social rejection, whether in romantic relationships, friendships or otherwise.

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nKEP TIL a study found that 36% of female porn stars were sexually abused as children, but that 29% of female accountants were as well [NSFW]
lVxB TIL that the French have twice attempted to decimalise time, with 10 hour days, 100 minute in an hour and 100 seconds in a minute.
ne1bY TIL When recording with Bowie in Berlin, Brian eno would use whatever loose change he had in his pocket to buy a U-Bahn subway ticket to however far that cash would take him, and then spend the day exploring there. Bowie says they took that approach to recording the album
8aywV Today I learned it wasn't until the Voting Rights Act was passed on August 6, 1965 that black women were officially allowed to exercise their right to vote.
oBp48 Til that if adjusted for inflation,The Birth of a Nation(1915) is the first ever film to gross a over a billion dollars,at 1.8 billion dollars gross(in modern money),making it the forth highest grossing film ever.