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TIL Aggression can be decreased (and increased!) in participants performing aggression experiments by using non-invasive direct brain stimulation.

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7ZrP TIL that geologists have discovered a fault system that could make North America a much closer neighbor to Europe
78O6r TIL about Severus of Vienne, a catholic saint of Indian Origin, who converted pagans to Christianity in the 5th century
dxXZ TIL that the phrase “You’ve got guts” originated from the American Civil War era during which over 211,000 soldiers were diagnosed with chronic diarrhea. Because of its frequency, the expression arose that a man “had to have good guts to be a good soldier.”
j6xXM TIL Violette Morris, a decorated athlete was banned from athletic due to her sexual preference.
l75jB TIL about the Sea Spider, a deep sea arthropod native to all of the world's oceans. The Sea Spider, which can grow to the size of a housecat, uses its proboscis to suck the guts of its soft-bodied prey. The prey sometimes survives this feeding, but in a weakened state.