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TIL Acetaminaphen not only reduces pain, but reduces empathy for pain as well.

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vPlLD TIL that the mosque in Norilsk, Russia, 300 km north of the Arctic Circle, is the most northernly-situated mosque in the world, and that its minaret tower - which traditionally has a round shape - has a square base. That is so the bricks will not freeze and be more resistant to wind loads.
69Xnw TIL prostitution is illegal in Japan but the law recognize only vaginal sex. Oral, anal and masturbations are not criminalized.
kOOed TIL that the term "chain gun" is a registered trademark
1a5L4 TIL The original title of Saturday Night Live was "NBC's Saturday Night", due to the existence of an ABC show titled "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell". This is why the famous opening phrase is worded "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!".
7rN9X TIL Newt Gingrich has co-written multiple alternate history novels