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TIL: When someone important to you abruptly leaves you, your brain has a similar response to physical pain

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GK1N TIL that in 2012 Jessica Alba co-founded a company that is now valued at one billion dollars, with annual sales of 150 million.
69LZw TIL: There are still witch hunts in Nepal who are usually accused by Shamans or witch-doctors. Besides the typical burning, non murderous methods involve feeding them excrement and beating them. This is due to the belief their magical powers only work due to their diet and health regiment.
PnLw TIL that according to a recent report from the FCC, the average cable bill rose four times the rate of inflation in 2012. More than three-quarters of American households have no choice in a local cable provider.
w78 TIL Reading Rainbow, backed by Lamar Burton himself will be making a huge comeback as an iPad app to get kids hooked on books again.
56VB TIL canned 100% pumpkin is actually 100% squash. Pumpkins can be stringy and watery and the USDA is lenient with gourd terminology, so it’s perfectly legal to label a food product as “pumpkin” when, in reality, it’s made from a different variety of squash.