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TIL that gambling is an effective treatment for cocaine addiction and has a higher success rate than 28-day-rehab clinics an 12-step meetings.

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R5gx9 TIL that the origin of the English word ‘cat’ is coming from the Late Latin word cattus, cata, catta. “Cattus” was first used at the beginning of the 6th century and is derived from an Egyptian precursor of Coptic šau, “tomcat”.
76DO TIL that the Samoan crisis was a naval standoff between the German empire and the USA that ended when a cyclone swept through and sank both fleets.
wEAJ TIL in 2004 makers of “Action Man”, Hasbro asked children to vote on whether the main villain should be allowed to live. They killed him
0wb4p TIL NFL running back Robert Edwards was fresh off a 1,000 yard rookie season when he destroyed his knee in a beach football game at the Pro Bowl. His NFL career was ruined and his team, the New England Patriots, would go on to win 3 Super Bowls in the next 6 years without him.
mvkE TIL: Rejection uses the same pathway in the brain as physical pain. Tylanol can help reduce that emotional pain.