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TIL Doctor’s assessments of pain are influenced by how attractive a patient is.

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VA7p TIL that Canada has possibly over 3 million lakes - that is more than all other countries combined! Thus, Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water.
Lka1m TIL Male chess grandmasters outnumber female chess grandmasters fifty-to-one.
M61V TIL the show Deadliest Catch negatively impacts the entire Bering Sea crabbing industry by artificially lowering the operating costs of the boats on the show due to their subsidy from Discovery, allowing them to undercut the competition
6EQOZ TIL James Cameron almost directed the original "Jurassic Park", ultimately losing the rights to Steven Spielberg by a matter of hours. Cameron's version would have been darker, like "Aliens with dinosaurs," but after seeing the film he decided that Spielberg was the correct choice to direct.
x47D TIL J.R.R. Tolkien considered Samwise Gamgee to be the “true hero” of the Lord of the Rings