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TIL that caffeine can affect your sensation of pain

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awMbJ TIL that some people remember their dreams only in black and white.
78ewZ TIL that the Post-It note was invented by a scientist at 3M who attempted to develop a super-strong adhesive but instead, accidentally created a "low-tack", reusable, pressure-sensitive adhesive
5O79 TIL that in 2004 the first wolverine sighting was made in Michigan in over 200 years.
RXY6 TIL that the national fruit of Jamaica, the ackee, is poisonous in all but one small portion, and that portion is only safe to eat after the fruit has naturally opened on its own. Eating it prematurely or any other part at all causes “Jamaican Vomiting Sickness,” which can lead to coma or death.
6EeaX TIL Greek statues have small penises because small penises were more culturally valued and large penises were associated with very specific characteristics: foolishness, lust and ugliness.