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TIL Several U.S. states enacted legislation specifically banning Marilyn Manson from performing in state-operated venues.

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L8ZV TIL a Bulgarian man once landed in a hospital after being hit by a car. Breath tests indicated blood-alcohol levels so high that police thought the equipment was broken, because he remained conscious and talked with them, 5 separate lab tests confirmed he had a blood-alcohol content of .914%.
GQJj TIL that in 2006 somebody stole and tried to sell Coke’s recipe to Pepsi, who turned down the offer, notified Coke execs, and called in FBI on the thieves.
7r8gp Yes, but not at all precisely. In 1881, the British economist Francis Edgeworth envisioned a “hedonimeter” that would measure economic utility by “continually registering the height of pleasure experienced by an individual.”
ZrBo TIL Humans have 16 more senses than sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. They include balance, temperature, hunger and pain.
BroaD TIL: The reason why we automatically judge people is based on the halo effect. Good looking people are seen as trustworthy, whereas ugly people are not