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TIL that video gaming causes increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills.

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APx4 TIL that The Dark Knight was the first Batman movie to not have the word Batman in the title and also to not have any bats throughout the film
LvMZ TIL of a man who suffered a stroke and, due to brain damage, lost the ability to feel sad
VLE0 TIL The view that men suppress female sexuality is contradicted by some findings. Evidence shows that women have worked to stifle each other’s sexuality because sex is a limited resource that women use to negotiate with men, and scarcity gives women an advantage.“
wo0kJ TIL On 17 November 1986, Renault CEO Georges Besse was assassinated in Paris outside his home after taking aggressive actions, such as ordering the closure of several plants and laying off approximately 21,000 French workers to make Renault profitable.
VM8rk TIL a group of Imperial Japanese Navy cadets planned to start a war with the United States in 1932 by murdering Charlie Chaplin, who was in the country at the time.