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TIL that firefighters in Denver need to pass a polygraph test or be disqualified from the testing process

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x7vw TIL FEMA has been using Waffle Houses as unofficial indicators of disaster recovery in recent years. The chains are conveniently located across the hurricane zones of the US, usually operate 24 hours a day and have exceptional disaster preparedness that lets them open back up quickly after a storm.
wLkdM TIL that high levels of dopamine and a related hormone, norepinephrine, are released during attraction. These chemicals make us giddy, energetic, and euphoric, even leading to decreased appetite and insomnia – which means you actually can be so “in love” that you can’t eat and can’t sleep.
695Al TIL that the portrayal of Mary Magdalene as a prostitute began in 591, when Pope Gregory I conflated Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany and the unnamed "sinful woman" who anointed Jesus's feet. Pope Gregory's sermon resulted in a widespread belief that Mary Magdalene was a repentant prostitute.
AjPg TIL That the word Oxymoron is a oxymoron in its self, Oxy meaning sharp and Moron meaning dull.
XEK9X TIL about the existence of razor kite string, and it has been banned in India after three separate deaths during Independence Day celebrations 2016