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TIL children develop stronger bonds and derive more satisfaction from relationships with their pets than with their siblings, more so if the pets are dogs.

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vPY0B TIL that the guitar riff in Destinys Child’s “Bootylicious” was lifted from Stevie Nicks song “Edge Of Seventeen” which was in turn lifted by Waddy Wachtel from the song “Bring On The Night” and so ultimately was originally composed by Andrew Summers of The Police
kYAW TIL cilantro tastes like “soap” to some people, and it is most-likely a genetically inherited trait
R7Ld9 TIL that Isaac Asimov died from complications of HIV. In 1983 got HIV from a blood transfusion during heart surgery. His doctors told him to keep it quiet. 10 Ten years later, after most of Asimov's physicians had died, Asimov's family agreed that the HIV story should be made public.
YMx7 TIL that Joe Rogan confronted Carlos Mencia for stealing jokes, while Carlos was on stage.
LQXAr TIL that over 90% of American movies made before 1929 are lost, no copies are known to exist