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TIL a study found that, when asked to be alone with their own thoughts for 15 minutes, half of participants would rather receive electric shock instead.

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OGYy1 TIL That the rolling suitcase wasn't invented until 1972. Bernard D Sadow allowed travelers to ditch handheld bags and was made to pulled around with a leash.
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