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TIL of "Skin Hunger" , where not receiving adequate human touch can have emotional and physical consequences.

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8eJjK TIL that the reason UK Pubs had stupid names, was so the illiterate patrons could find them with the artwork.
v1LO7 TIL when you get chills listening to music it stimulates reward pathways in the brain. Sad music often triggers chills more often than happy music, yet evokes positive emotions. Sad songs may activate a fear response in the brain, but when no real threat is present, the response turns positive.
16DoW TIL that in 2012 Slovak Lawmakers made a public poll asking for the name for a new bridge between Slovakia and Austria. 'Chuck Norris Bridge' won overwhelmingly
KOjvB TIL the most expensive marketing campaign ever done for a film was for Spider-Man: Far from Home
WknbB TIL The history of the fork. It was invented by the ancient Greeks and introduced to to Europe in the 10th century by Theophanu Byzantine wife of Emperor Otto the 2nd. It made its way to Italy by the 11th century and had become popular amongst merchants by the 14th.