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TIL Charles Manson tried out Scientology and subsequently declared it as "too crazy"

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9w8J7 TIL of Operation Bernhard when the nazis counterfeited £134 610 810 during WWII and damaged the British economy in the years afterward
7r1m7 TIL severe heartbreak can cause emotional trauma which imprints on individuals' psychobiological wellbeing, affecting future responses to rejection or loss. A key factor to the trauma is 'being left' triggers primal separation fear – the fear of being left with no one to care for one's vital needs.
Qee9 TIL typographers use Ink Traps, to avoid excess ink usage and get clearer printing at small sizes.
nWKKY TIL Conan O'Brien was given the nickname Coco by Tom Hanks on the second episode of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" in 2009. Conan jokingly replied, "If that sticks, I'm going to sue you!" The name would later be used for the Team Coco campaign to support him during the "Late Night Wars."
dvx8 TIL chickens who watched a video of another chicken eating from a particular food dish were more likely to later choose to eat out of that same dish themselves