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TIL that listening to metal and it's subgenres has been found to help relieve stress and decrease hostility, according to a study by the University of Queensland in 2015

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XED68 TIL Killer-whale mothers often stay with their adult sons for their entire lives, sharing their prey and knowledge, & that the mother's might also play a direct role in fostering mating opportunities. They really want grand children.
6E6gY TIL that when Socrates was found guilty of impiety and corruption of the youth, his punishment was put to a vote. He had the choice to suggest an alternative to death, but instead nominated that Athens provide him free meals for the rest of his life.
R5P1w TIL that Cary Grant’s public praise of LSD therapy in the late 1950s helped pave the way for psychedelics to gain mainstream attention, contributing to their cultural explosion in the 1960s
N7Vr6 TIL that Diphenhydramine, sold under brand names Benadryl, Nytol, ZZZQuil, Unisom, and others can cause extremely realistic hallucinations and confusion at high doses. Most users report hallucinations of spiders, conversations with people that aren't there, and a lingering impending sense of doom.
PYy8E TIL Several people accused actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe of putting on blackface when he appeared in a promotional film for the BBC. He is in fact black.