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TIL that a study done on people suffering from depression who also had a Vitamin B12 deficiency showed that in 100 percent of subjects the depression improved after taking B12 supplements

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xVon7 TIL Seth Green almost ended up playing Jay (of Jay and Silent Bob) in Mallrats. The studio didn't want Jason Mews in the role and he was forced to audition for it. While Kevin Smith successfully fought off studio execs, Mews had to audition for the role alongside both Seth Green and Breckin Meyer.
N7oG8 TIL that lemurs are among the largest pollinators (in terms of their size, not their scale of pollination)
oGjL TIL the middle finger has been used as a derogatory gesture for at least 2400 years, with the middle finger representing a phallus and the ring and index fingers representing testicles.
5V5xD TIL that breast milk can adapt to a babies' illness and produce more milk with illness-specific antibodies.
BEpK TILed that there is a geocache on the International Space Station.