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TIL that the Sinclair Method is 80% effective in 90 clinical trials at treating alcohol addiction, much more effective in the long term to the 12 Step Method from AA.

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R77v4 TIL Joe Perry (Guitarist from Aerosmith) composed the theme tune to Spider-Man (1994 TV Series)
LydP TIL that when a baby giggles to ‘peekaboo’ the infant has developed knowledge that objects and people continue to exist even if they are not currently visible.
Gj9J TIL The woman that started Mothers Day in the USA wished she had never started the Day because the commercialism behind it got so out of control
WkoOX TIL that, in 2005, Nepal Airlines sacrificed two goats in front of their two malfunctioning Boeing airplanes to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god. According to a spokesperson, the snag was fixed and the aircraft could resume their flights.
PamZ TIL the International Museum of Cryptozoology (the study of mythical creatures) is located in Portland, Maine.