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TIL about Transient Global Amnesia, a temporary loss of memory that can be triggered by stressful events, strenuous activity, migraines, and even sex.

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OoMaa TIL that Foreign branding is the process of naming a product to sound exotic. An example is Häagen-Dazs, which was invented in the Bronx.
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9daD TIL that Jason Mewes memorized the entire screenplay of Dogma before filming, because he “didn’t want to piss off that Rickman dude.”
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