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TIL When you are ignored by a person whose attention means the most to you, the reaction in your brain will be similar to physical pain.

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LyRV TIL that ‘Zippo’ will repair any pocket lighter made by themselves, whether it be 1 year old or 100, for free.
e07DL TIL the oldest socks ever found (300-500 A.D.) were made to be worn with sandals
R7NMa TIL that Michelin goes to huge lengths to keep the Inspectors (who give out stars to restaurants) anonymous. Many of the top people have never met an inspector; inspectors themselves are advised not to tell what they do. They have even refused to allow its inspectors to speak to journalists.
apEM TIL Prince covered Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella in 2008, and a mobile phone video of it was uploaded to Youtube. Prince quickly made Youtube remove it. After finding out about the blocking, Radiohead’s lead singer Thom Yorke said “Well, tell him to unblock it. It’s our song.”
GY8dQ TIL- apples are not indigenous to North America, nor most of Europe. They originated in Kazakhstan, in central Asia east of the Caspian Sea. The capital of Kazakhstan, Alma Ata, means “full of apples.” By 1500 BC apple seeds had been carried throughout Europe