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TIL you weigh measurably less when the moon is directly above you

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mw7R TIL At age 14 “White Boy Rick” was hired as an informant for the DEA in Detroit, rose to the top of the drug game while helping to incarcerate the real kingpins. He is now in prison because DEA refuses to admit to hiring him.
wLZJ TIL a student was given 31 electric shocks at a Massachusetts “school of last resort” as part of the school’s “­behavior-modification program.” The student, who had been diagnosed with mental retardation, can be seen on tape strapped down and screaming for six hours as the shocks are administered.
78ZeM TIL Pikachurin is a protein discovered in 2008. It was named after the Pokemon Pikachu, and plays a role in the interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites.
9Dl7 TIL Barns traditionally have their red color because farmers used to add rust to linseed oil to prevent fungi, mold, and moss growth.
DQPaD TIL that the first Taser model used gunpowder as a propellant so it was classified as a firearm.