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TIL: The Japanese had a negative view of antidepressant until a marketing plot renamed depression as “a cold of the soul”. After, the sale of antidepressant increased 6 folds.

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MeYNb TIL the tapeworm diet started with women in the Victorian Era. The style was to have pale skin, eyes that looked dilated, red cheeks and lips, and a tiny waist. In the age of corsets, they also ingested tapeworms to lose weight. Still practiced today, women take a pill that has a tapeworm egg inside
R5vpj TIL that before 1935, Thai family law recognized three types of wives: official, secondary, and slave wives.
mxr8p TIL Peanuts, pistachios and other 'nuts' that aren’t actually nuts. They’re legumes.
b6epN TIL the song ‘I’ll Be missing You’ by Puff Daddy was a huge success spending 11 weeks at number one. Puff Daddy did not secure rights to the song so Sting sued and owns 100% of the royalties until 2053.
XGe8 TIL ravens are capable of counting, mimicking speech, recognizing faces and voices, reading the face of a clock, and using tools to gather food.