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TIL Gambling addicts get similar amounts of dopamine when they lose compared to winning

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xPnD TIL in 1967 Israel attacked U.S.S. Liberty as an attempt to create a false flag attack and spur a war against Iran, the only reason a war didn’t happen is because a soviet spy plane flew over head and took pictures of the incident.
e0YML TIL that Christmas celebrations were illegal in New England in parts of the 17th century, because the Puritans found no scriptural justification for celebrating it and associated the celebration with paganism and heavy drinking
PYOQe TIL that people with unaided hearing loss earn on average $20,000 less per year than those who use implants or hearing aids.
yVrG8 TIL during the 18th century, you could pay your admission ticket to the zoo in London by bringing a cat or a dog to feed the lions.
OGbgX TIL during mating season, clam worms transform. Their muscles grow for swimming, and their bodies engorge with sperm or eggs. When ready, they swim to the surface in a frenzy and explode, releasing their gametes into the sea. The adults don’t survive mating.