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TIL Scratching a dog’s ears activates major nerve centers and releases pain-killing endorphins. It is also an effective act of bonding between the owner and pet.

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MWda TIL while touring The Magnificent 7 Denzel Washington was pressured by a writer for political quotes. Denzel said “You’re in the fortunate position of being able to research and take your time. But with clickbait it doesn’t even need to be true. It just has to be first.” Nothing political was said.
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oR1AR TIL a 1991 study by the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that a Camel cigarette ad campaign featuring the mascot Joe Camel was far more successful at advertising to children than adults. The campaign ended in 1997 after increased litigation & pressure from U.S. federal agencies.
D1b0J TIL of Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates: born in South Carolina the black son of a sharecropper in 1907, he danced on the street for coins as a child, lost his leg at 12, taught himself to tap-dance afterwards, was competing in talent shows by 15, on Broadway by 20 and performing for royalty by 30.