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TIL Loneliness and feeling unloved are twice as likely to kill you as being fat.

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p8kDe TIL People of Iceland supposedly were reluctant to embrace Christianity for some time largely over the issue of giving up horse meat after Pope Gregory III banned horse meat consumption in 732 AD, as it was a major part of many pagan rites and sacrifice in Northern Europe.
9Yg7D TIL in Japan, beer cans have braille text on them so blind people do not mistake them for soft drinks
4PJo TIL In Switzerland, if your fail your practical driving test three times, you have to visit a psychologist to explain why.
gMB0W TIL about reactance, an emotion that occurs when a person feels that someone or something is taking away their choices or limiting the range of alternatives.
R5m04 TIL Galaxy watches can measure body fat amounts by sending a low electric current through your arm.