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TIL there is a giant geoglyph in Australia that was discovered in 1998 and is miles tall. No one knows who created it.

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MxyA TIL for women, the number of sexual partners decreases with increasing physical attractiveness, whereas for men the number of sexual partners increases with increasing physical attractiveness.
R7pJw TIL Dietary Iron is required for production of sleep monoamine neurotransmitters, so a lack of Iron causes severe sleep disturbances. A study showed those deficiency in Iron also had a significant increase in Anxiety and Depression.
6KWZ TIL - Leopold II of Belgium is responsible for an estimated 10 million deaths in Congo. Also, he was so notorious for mutilation that the left hand was removed from his statue.
JlRB TIL when Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails first heard Johnny Cash’s cover of their song “Hurt”, he said “Wow, that song isn’t mine anymore.”
OGGv7 TIL that Eddie Money didn’t like the demo of “Take me home tonight“ but knew he had to persuade Ronnie Spector to do the catch line of “be my baby“ from her 1963 hit. The success of their song helped revive his career and encouraged her to resume hers.