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TIL Tylenol(paracetamol) also reduces pain from social rejection(i.e. emotional pain).

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R7Xo4 TIL of Wendigo Psychosis, a psychiatric disorder found only in some native Canadian tribes. After periods of starvation, individuals believed that they were influenced by, or becoming a Wendigo (cannibalistic folk monster). Some individuals, instead of attempting to find food, actually ate people.
x6QDo TIL British military scientists sent hundreds of Indian soldiers into gas chambers and exposed them to mustard gas and did not check up on the Indian soldiers after the experiments to see if they developed any illnesses. It is now recognised that mustard gas can cause cancer and other diseases.
yQRpV TIL That the Steam Engine Was Invented in Ancient Egypt, but had No Practical Use
BOnW TIL that Robert Kennedy was the first to announce to the city of Indianapolis that MLK had been assassinated. He gave such a great speech that Indianapolis was one of only a few cities that did not riot in the following days.
JYdbk TIL In 2013 Belgium printed half a million postage stamps that smelled and tasted like chocolate as a celebration of the country’s chocolatiers.