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TIL Narcissistic people are more likely to be compulsive Facebook users. Facebook addiction is also associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms.

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4kDgJ TIL "White Coaters" were early porn films that were presented as educational and would be introduced by a "doctor" in a white coat. This was because, in 1969, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Swedish film I Am Curious Yellow was not obscene because of its educational value.
lorYA TIL NASA officially banned consuming Alcohol in space in 1972 after sherry was proposed for Skylab meals, but it never really went away. “NASA will tell you there is no alcohol aboard the ISS” says astronaut Clayton Anderson. “As a person who lived there for five months, I’ll tell you that’s bogus."
ldAV TIL casino odds on a cruise ship are way worse than on land “blackjack tables will pay 6-to-5, instead of the usual 3-to-2 you’ll find in many land-based casinos”
beE4 TIL a black Chief Justice said after witnessing the jury trial system in the United States, he believed that South Africa is “better off without it.” Trial by jury was abolished in SA during Apartheid
VM47B TIL until 2018, being fed with only bread and water was an available punishment in the US Navy for enlisted personal