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TIL that one of the reasons we enjoy music is because the human brain has evolved to identify and enjoy patterns (such as chord progressions or a melody) which, in turn, releases dopamine

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eNBg TIL Teen Mom Farrah Abraham, when asked about going on tour so much (to do appearances, strip, and do porn), said that leaving her daughter is good. “"It’s healthy that we have a break, She has her own life and is doing her own thing, and I’m doing mine.”
R7BdQ TIL of The Guardian Angels. A grouped formed in 1979 to combat violence in the NYC subway system. Trained in patrol & citizens arrest, members are told if other citizens' lives are endangered, they are allowed to do whatever is lawful and necessary. They can be spotted by their signature red beret.
W74RL TIL in 2010 a doctor and his son just happened to be walking by an apartment building in Paris when a 15-month-old boy fell 80ft (24m) from a seventh floor balcony before bouncing off a cafe awning into the doctor's arms. His catch helped the boy escape "miraculously without a single scratch."
eDZn TIL 90% of all adoptions in Japan are adult adoptions, mostly men in their 20-30´s. Reason: Business leaders need a succesfull son to take over the business.
WkXno TIL about the art piece "Machine with Concrete" by Arthur Ganson. It's a series of gears and screws driven at 200RPM that end in a final gear embedded in concrete. At that speed it will take over 2 trillion years for the final gear to turn once.