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TIL about Limerence, a state of romantic obsession found in those with low levels of serotonin

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oBe5A TIL: Hawaii has a law that prohibits any person from erecting, maintaining, or using a billboard or displaying any outdoor advertising device.
OoJaX TIL:Pinbal was banned from the early 1940s to the mid-1970s in most of America's big cities. It was a game of chance, not skill, and so it was a form of gambling. In fact, one of the key parts of pinball: the flippers, weren't invented until 1947, five years after most of the bans were implemented.
78lxO TIL actor David Arquette had a legit "deathmatch" with wrestler Nick Gage. Gage went off script by cutting up Arquette's forehead and mouth. It did not go well.
jNJxa TIL the term “mark” originated from the carnival. When dishonest game operators found someone they could entice to keep playing their rigged game, they would "mark" the player by patting their back with a hand that had chalk on it. Other carnies would then keep an eye out for rubes with chalk marks.
Q00p TIL a jury can acquit a defendant they believe to be guilty if they disagree with the law before them or believe breaking the law in the case before them was justified.