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Today I learned about Claire Weekes. Known as the woman who “cracked” the anxiety code. A pioneer of modern anxiety treatments and author of “Hope and Help for Your Nerves”.

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5VP7p TIL that the reason grape flavors often taste so artificial is because they are derived from methyl anthranilate, a compound found in Concord grapes and coal byproducts.
R7ll9 TIL Pierce Brosnan grew up poor in Ireland, was left by his parents, raised by relatives and sent to a boarding house, studied painting, joined the circus, and was first discovered as an actor by playwright Tennessee Williams. Both his first wife and daughter died of ovarian cancer.
nB0W TIL The English vocabulary makes it very difficult to describe smells - we can only describe odors by comparing the smell to other things
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yQrKV TIL United Passions was a 2014 film about FIFA funded 90% by FIFA. Its release coincided with the 2015 FIFA corruption scandal where it grossed $918 in its opening weekend (worst ever), a 0% RT rating and star Tim Roth asked the people behind the film "Where is all the corruption in the script?"