The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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In ancient Athens, the worlds first democracy, they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people could vote on the politician they thought was most destructive to the democratic process. The “winner” was banished from Athens for 10 years.
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Touching a teddy bear can make people feel less lonely.
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