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TIL The Porn Industry Requested a "Stimulus Package" During The Great Recession Due To A "Soft Economy" Describing Itself As "...an industry the nation could not live without”

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gMBeA TIL that every former U.S president is guaranteed secret service protection for the rest of their life.
jNVoQ TIL Some tree species have “crown shyness” when the uppermost branches don’t touch the nearby trees resulting in gaps that resemble channels or zig-zagging.
KQd9 TIL the original opening line to the carol “Deck the Halls” was “Oh! How soft my fair one’s bosom, fa la la la la la la la la!”
94xB TIL the word ‘Homeboy’ goes back to the 1800’s, and was used by African Americans to refer to each other as people from 'back home’.
7ryeP TIL that the experience of pain can be reduced by visual shrinking or increased by visual magnifying. When presented with a shrinking view of their arm, participants with chronic-limb pain reported less pain, or increased pain in the magnified condition.