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TIL kids who try to act cool in their early teens are more likely to have alcohol and relationship problems later in life.

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aBlL TIL Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi lost the tips of two fingers in an industrial accident and was convinced by his factory foreman to continue playing by listening to recordings of famous jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt who only played with two fingers on his fretboard hand.
5y7p TIL that during prohibition, the US government ordered poison be added to industrial alcohol to discourage consumption. People continued to drink it, so the government mandated more potent poison and it killed as many as 10,000 people.
E1YpW TIL the footage of Scranton, PA in the opening credits of The Office was shot by John Krasinski (Jim)
jDjM TIL you could survive indefinitely on nothing but potatoes, butter and water.
lo6dV TIL that tickling is a self defence mechanism against creeping insects like spiders and mosquitoes. Not only does light tickling not make us laugh, it draws attention to the spot where you feel it.