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TIL in 1983, a 19-year-old named George shot himself in the head in an attempt to end his battle with OCD. Instead of killing him, the bullet ended up destroying the part of his brain that controlled the obsessive behavior, curing the OCD.

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eW5b TIL the more equal a marriage is, the less likely they’ll be having sex. Nsfw
Ol9g TIL that the ancient Spartan warriors were encouraged to have homosexual relationships with one another, the theory is that (in battle) they would fight harder to protect someone they loved.
AgRx TIL that sliced bread was first marketed as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped”
Wkdp4 TIL that the British government built a 1,100 mile long Great Hedge of India to enforce a salt tax in Northern India but failed horribly since people started throwing salt over the hedge
nkld TIL that people see their own faces as being more physically attractive than they actually are.