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TIL in treatment studies, the placebo effect is sometimes enhanced when a participant taking a placebo has regular appointments with a researcher, especially in elderly people who are more reclusive.

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neArW TIL the 2010 Japanese earthquake/tsunami caused a single death in the United States, killing a man attempting to photograph tsunami waves that reached the California coast. His body was eventually found 330 miles to the north on a beach in Oregon.
XEbW6 TIL John Denver's death was caused by his inability to switch fuel tanks during flight. The selector valve handle should have been located between the pilot's legs, but the builder put it behind the pilot's left shoulder. The fuel gauge was behind the pilot, not visible by him.
dJb8 TIL there is a town in Alaska with 217 residents and everybody lives in the same 14 story building. It includes a school, hospital, church, and grocery store.
9wp46 TIL that Blue Jays will kill and eat smaller birds
QNBL TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger only spoke 74 words in The Terminator.