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TIL that hugging for 20 seconds releases Oxytocin, which can make someone trust you more.

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6arl TIL of the “Punt gun” An eleven foot rifle meant for killing roughly 50 birds in one shot, which was eventually banned due to it decimating wild bird numbers.
graKL TIL that 19 species of fern were named after Lady Gaga because they bear a distinct DNA sequence spelling GAGA and for "her [Lady Gaga's] fervent defense of equality and individual expression"
8aOOb TIL: The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931).
wYnW TIL in 2011 a member of Anonymous was kidnapped by the mexican drug cartel Los Zetas. He was released when Anonymous posted a video to youtube that threatened to expose photos and names of several people who collaborated with the cartel such as police officers and taxi drivers.
gJbD TIL that the recent growth in incest themed pornography production and consumption is driven by demand from millennial generation viewers