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TIL of the GMO apple that doesn’t brown after it’s been sliced

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XLDD TIL that comedians are more likely to report higher levels of unsociable, depressive and manic-like traits than actors and non-creative controls – a psychiatric profile representing ‘the personality equivalent of bipolar disorder’.
XExWR TIL that Avenal, a small town of around 15,000 people in California's agriculturally prolific central valley, is the pistachio capital of the world.
Oo5ka TIL A key symptom of depression is anhedonia, typically defined as the loss of ability to experience pleasure. It is a core feature of depression, but it is also one of the most treatment-resistant symptoms. Using ketomine, researchers found over-activity in the brain blunting reward seeking
6EDPJ TIL Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 partly because of the trade embargoes on both oil and scrap metal. This ultimately interfered with Japan's expansion into China.
4X1Z5 TIL to prove that lotteries are a waste of money to her husband, a woman bought a lottery ticket only to end up actually winning $1 million dollars