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TIL Modern pop music is engineered to cause a rush of dopamine and addict you to it. Even if you claim you hate it, your brain loves it.

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WkNgo TIL That in 1974, Time magazine researchers learned, and informed Jack Nicholson (30 at that time), that his sister was actually his mother, and his mother was his grandmother.
bj7 TIL that a St. Bernard who served in World War II would take the bus alone to round up his crewmates for duty or curfew.
yZKV TIL there was an ancient highly sought after Roman spice called ‘Silphium’ that was so valuable and desired that it was worth its weight in silver coins; however, this demand led to its over-harvesting, which is thought to have contributed to its eventual disappearance and extinction by 68AD.
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vPPm8 TIL that the United States is the world's biggest food product exporter by far, valuing at around $90 billion annually.