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TIL a study on cocaine use challenged the belief that the drug induces weight loss by suppressing appetite. Cocaine users ate way more food than non-users yet this didn't increase their fat mass and they didn't gain weight. Researchers concluded that cocaine reduces the body’s ability to store fat.

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KOMjQ TIL in 2005 the word "Mate" was banned in the Australian Federal Parliament. The ban was revoked within 24 hours.
nm6Y TIL that Ben Cohen, co founder of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, cannot smell. The reason the ice cream is characteristically chunky is because in order to compensate for his lack of taste he would add big pieces of fruit to the ice cream to satisfy his need for texture in food.
7rwEx TIL we don't really have a clear understanding of how the Moon formed. There are theories ranging from a planetary collision billions of years ago, to a multitude of smaller collisions resulting in enough mass for it to form. But even then, our moon behaves differently than others in our galaxy.
epl9b TIL the Yellow River's infamous floods aren't the river simply overflowing its banks and returning to its original course. When uncontrolled, the river changes course frequently and wildly; some episodes see the river's mouth shift as far as 480 km.
R5rMj TIL that the character Uncle Jesse from “Full House” was originally named “Adam Cochran” during production, but at the request of actor John Stamos, who is Greek-American, the character’s name was changed to Jesse Katsopolis.