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TIL John Krasinski (Jim from The Office-US) shot the Scranton footage in the show’s opening credits sequence on a research trip as he and his friends drove through the city.

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oB6NW TIL similar to the Komodo Dragon, a Human's bite can cause permanent bone and tissue damage by way of infection due to the bacteria that lives in the mouth
X0O8P TIL Pekin, Illinois was named under the mistaken belief that the city is on the opposite side of the globe from from Beijing, China. It is actually opposite the Indian Ocean.
OM7g TIL that in 1835 Richard Lawrence attempted to assassinate President Andrew Jackson. When both of his pistols misfired, Jackson proceeded to beat Lawrence with his cane, and was then aided by Davy Crockett.
XElxE TIL William Shatner filmed Leonard Nimoy secretly during a convention appearance to include as footage in his film without Nimoy’s permission, prompting Nimoy's refusal to ever speak to him again. Shatner never understood why.
4dBg TIL Yale researchers may have discovered the true root cause of depression: Not too little serotonin,rather it’s too much of another neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. A secondary effect of SSRIs is they reduce acetylcholine, which May explain their antidepressant effects.