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

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5VJDD TIL that there is a monument in Georgia that gives instructions in 8 languages on how to rebuild society after an unknown apocalyptic event, and it also functions as a compass, calendar, and clock.
l1bK TIL that there is a word in Italian “Giacca civetta” meaning “Owl Jacket” which is a term for the second jacket bought with a suit, which is left draped over the back of your chair at work (giving the impression of being there) while you wear the other on the town boozing and wooing women.
GEn1 TIL that the trickle-down-economics Republicans support, also called “horse-and-sparrow theory”, is in German also named “Pferdeäpfel-Theorie”. A “Pferdeapfel” is literally horseshit.
PYGYV TIL During WW2 Ireland put up over eighty signs of the word Eire (Ireland in the Irish language) around its coast to warn bombers they were flying over a neutral country.
nWLDb TIL in 1973 a roulette dealer & 2 others won 5 million francs ($1 million) using a roulette ball with a receiver inside that was linked to a transmitter inside of a pack of cigarettes. When a button on the pack was pushed, the ball was guided to land on a specific part of the wheel with 90% accuracy