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TIL that 50% of the dopamine in your brain is synthesized by bacteria in your gut.

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6D98 TIL that NFL player Antonio Cromartie has 10 children from 8 different women and despite getting a vasectomy is expecting twins with his wife. Several of the other women keep in touch and most of the moms are on board for a reality show about the situation.
MegxA TIL a coal stoker named Arthur John Priest survived the sinking of five ships, including the Titanic, earning the nickname "The Unsinkable Stoker"
QbQ6 TIL: Author Colin Woodward wrote that America is not one country, but 11 different countries based on sociological presence. Miami isn’t even part of the US.
7Zdr TIL that since 2010 Google has been acquiring, on average, more than 1 company a week.
R7nna TIL that the budget for the original 1978 film Halloween was so small that the actor playing Michael Myers was paid $20 per day and the original Michael Myers mask was purchased at a local costume shop for $1.29. The film grossed $47 million.