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TIL The ‘nocebo effect’ in IBS: Why gluten might not be the real problem

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eO8E TIL: That at age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family’s home.
1Xy8 TIL: James Joyce has love letters considered so vulgar to this day no publisher will print them.
yo0p TIL that many Trader Joe’s stores hide a (stuffed animal) monkey in a new spot every day. Kids who find where the monkey is hidden can receive a treat at checkout.
VM6gk TIL, In 1887, a group of men added a name Susanna M Salter to the mayoral ballot of Argonia, Kansas, as a joke intended to humiliate women. Instead, she won over 60% of the votes and became America's first female mayor.
LkmWp TIL that the World Rubik's Cube Championships, was first held in 1982, won by American, Minh Thai in 22.95 seconds. Germany’s Philipp Weyer won in 2019 with a time of 6.74 seconds