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TIL not ejaculating for 7 days is associated with a 45.7% increase in testosterone

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oB59K TIL that Nero participated in the Olympics.
DQMdr TIL that Oxford University held a grudge against a man for around 550 years, requiring students to swear an oath to never reconcile with him. They stopped because the university forgot who he was or what he did.
xVpj7 TIL that hydrangeas are nature's pH meters
rRjre TIL: The reason we have knee caps and not elbow caps is because knees are under a lot of stress from walking upright, and the kneecap is there to help maintain the knee’s movement and ability to flex in the correct manner
KOwlJ TIL 34% of all the Prime Ministers of England since 1721 went to the same boarding school, Eton