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TIL that a placebo pill can work even when you know it’s a placebo

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KO7Bw TIL The massacre of Hungary in 1242 by Subutai (Mongol General) was so brutal that even in 1250, eight years after the Mongols had left, Hungarian King Bela wrote to Pope Innocent IV that Hungary could not withstand another invasion and would have to surrender to the Mongols if they returned.
JYgAm TIL that Jack Black's mom was a famous satellite engineer who worked on the Minuteman Missile and Hubble Space telescope project
rL7y TIL on March 9-10, 1945, 300 B29 bombers dropped nearly 500,000 cylinders of napalm and petroleum jelly on Tokyo creating a 40-sq-km firestorm that killed over 100,000 and maimed another million. It was the most destructive single bombing in history, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.
5YR1P TIL: Despite a $100,000,000 contract, NBA star Kawhi Leonard drove the same 1997 Chevy Tahoe through the 2016 season because, "It runs … and it's paid off”
QKj9 TIL owning an electric car in Norway grants you free public parking, free ferry trips, and the right to drive in bus lanes.