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TIL of a condition called Cherophobia (fear of happiness) where sufferers avoid experiences that invoke positive emotions or happiness

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pYmg4 TIL: Only 58% of British homes had a refrigerator by 1970. NONE of which had a built in freezer
nbn7 TIL Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson in Parks & Rec) used his woodworking skills to build a wooden gazebo for the Japan House of his alma mater (Urbana-Champaign).
dDRVK TIL about Dr. Richard Jarecki a medical professor who figured out how to beat roulette and won a fortune in the 60's.
w5p6 TIL that Dolly Parton thinks it is so important that every child has books to read that she started a foundation that will mail children a free age-appropriate book every month from birth to their 5th birthday.
dvZZ TIL: Gobekli Tepe archaeological site is older than Pyramids, and even older than Stonehenge, writing, agriculture, discovery of wheel. Also oldest religious place ever discovered.