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TIL that there is substantial research supporting the existence of “daddy issues”

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VyL4 TIL Anderson Cooper visited two bonobo siblings who have been taught to use English through symbols, they requested that he bring pine needles and wear a bunny suit.
M7KWb TIL that in 1868 the first non-electric gas-lit traffic light was installed in London outside the Houses of Parliament to control the traffic in adjacent streets. Its operational life was brief: it exploded a month later as a result of a leak injuring the policeman operating the traffic light.
XaGR TIL Academy award winner Sir Ben Kingsley real name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji
jNM4j TIL About Dysthymia also known as high functioning depression. Where someone might feel constantly tired, hopeless, irritable, and use unhealthy coping habits while still being able to work or go to school
wLxBJ TIL in 1992 a Canadian lady by the name of Gisele Jubinville patented the design for a fitted sheet that wouldn't slip off the mattress in the night, and subsequently sold the rights for over a million dollars.