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TIL that researchers found that telling yourself “I don’t eat unhealthy food” helps you resist the temptation to eat that food better than telling yourself “I can’t eat unhealthy food”.

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49ob TIL that after losing his wife and two children due to a mid-air collision, Vitaly Kaloyev murdered the Air Traffic Controller responsible in front of the Air Traffic Controller’s kids and wife, spent 3 years in prison and returned back to Russia as a hero
YpaMG TIL Mark Hamill was cast in the original pilot for the television series Eight is Enough. He was locked into a five-year contract, however he requested to be released so he could audition for Star Wars.
7lxb TIL Vehicles that have 5 or more cars behind them can be ticketed for not letting them pass in CA. Or even seen as the cause of an accident.
R7j44 Today I learned there's one degree of separation between Rugrats and Scarface, and her name is Elizabeth Daily
BpQy TIL many passengers on a Boeing 767 crash landing in the ocean died because they inflated their life jackets too early while still inside the cabin