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TIL for a relationship to be happy, researchers say the ratio of positive to negative interactions needs to be 5:1

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lrJB TIL Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, was quoted saying “Once you’ve been labeled a genius, you have to continue it or your name becomes mud. I am a victim of the recording industry. I didn’t think I was a genius. I thought I had talent. But I didn’t think I was a genius.”
R5LXa TIL the arabic word for Hell, "Jahannam", is directly derived from Gehenna, a valley in Jerusalem.
rbKx TIL in a poll of 813 UK shoppers, 95% said their top reason for buying organic food was to avoid pesticides, despite the fact that organic farmers can and do indeed utilize pesticides and fungicides to protect their crops.
XERgX TIL that Charles Dickens, who desperate for money, penned the classic holiday tale in six weeks only to sell out within a week.
dBVd TIL Sean Bean often gets fan mail intended for Rowan Atkinson, who portrayed Mr. Bean.