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TIL Special K is being considered by the scientific community to be a plausible treatment for depression

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PY66g TIL that before the 12th Amendment the Vice President was the Presidential candidate who won the second most votes, instead of a running mate
xAyw TIL Samhainophobia is the medical term for the irrational fear of Halloween. The root word is expressive of the ancient Celts who held a ceremony called Samhain in order to honor the harvest cycle.
a8AgZ TIL on 10 May 1977, Donald J. Smith and his father, Frank J. Smith, of Orlando, Florida, were awarded a patent for their variation of the comb over that conceals baldness by combing long hair in three separate directions.
6m4l TIL that a mosquito sitting on your arm exerts more gravitational pull on you than the moon.
JYEgv TIL Autopsy studies of men who died of other causes found prostate cancer in 30% of men in their 50s, and in 80% of men in their 70s