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TIL Bipolar disorder may have been a climatic adaptation for humans to survive short summers (manic episodes for high productivity) and long winters (depression to slow metabolism).

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xMBk TIL that Scully from the X-Files contributed to an increase in women pursuing careers in science, medicine, and law enforcement, which became known as “The Scully Effect.”
vPaW7 TIL that during the Tiananmen Square Massacre the streets were actually cleared by 6 AM on June 4th instead of the protests actually beginning on that date.
1aOo4 TIL Medieval Couples Were Given Enough Mead (honey wine) on Their Wedding Day to Last Them One Full Moon Cycle, Thus Leading to the Term "honeymoon"
nWOW TIL that on November 6, the people of Puerto Rico will vote on whether to become the 51st state
lw0a TIL Brian May’s dad helped him build his famous guitar, but was upset when Brian abandoned his PhD program to join Queen. Brian went on to write “We Will Rock You”, “Fat Bottomed Girls"—and eventually "A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud”, the thesis he finished 36 years later.