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TIL that according to research, our love for shiny things comes from an evolutionary instinct to seek out water

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p8nKZ TIL in 1983 a brain wound cured a 19 year old man of OCD and he became a straight A student and retained the same IQ.
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wLJmE TIL that the Double Florin remains legal tender in the UK, as it was never withdraw after decimilization. It is equivalent to 20p but the silver content is worth far more.
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