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TIL the state of Texas has over 450 ghost towns

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Lke7m TIL a research study published in 2010 found that acetaminophen can reduce physical and neural responses associated with the pain of social rejection, whether in romantic relationships, friendships or otherwise.
5Vn8n TIL that the "red lips" film poster for The Rocky Horror Picture Show was a spoof of the Jaws movie poster, which had been released that same year
XwER TIL Production of the film Gone Girl was shut down for four days when Ben Affleck refused to wear a NY Yankees cap in a scene.
8yMP TIL Clarence Earl Gideon after being arrested in 1961 for stealing $5 in change and a few bottles of beer, appealed to the US Supreme Court which established the right to an appointed attorney.
aRKA TIL that having your alarm go off more than once in the morning doesn’t “slowly wake you up”, but actually makes it harder by causing you to restart the deep sleep cycle over and over again each time you hit snooze