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TIL in 2012, Facebook conducted an experiment on 689,000 users by manipulating their news feeds content and see if their emotions be controlled.

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PYBOn TIL that Frankie Muniz, who has almost no memory of his acting career, now owns an artisanal oil and vinegar shop
E6G0 TIL that Boeing is developing a spy drone that has a wingspan of 120 m and can remain airborne for 5 years at a time without having to land.
dDxn9 TIL about Francis Kelsey of the FDA, who single-handedly saved the health and lives of countless babies by blocking the approval of Thalidomide, a drug that caused thousands of birth defects in 46 countries.
b9Kd9 TIL: An Alaskan husky in the Iditarod will burn about 9,666 calories each day; a rate of caloric burn 3.5 times that of a human Tour de France cyclist. The aerobic capacity of a typical Iditarod dog is three times that of a human Olympic marathon runner.
dGkd TIL that Bladerunner is so visually stunning partly because of the 1980 Hollywood Actors Strike, which gave the film’s Art Department and Designers an extra 3 months to improve and refine significantly their futuristic sets and props.