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TIL that Monday is also known as the ”Heart attack day” because there is a proven increase in the rate of heart attacks

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R5oD4 TIL: There has been numerous research which links height as one of the most important factors in attractiveness. 180cm + men have higher reproductive rates. In general, women reproduce with men 2.3+ cm taller, while men reproduce with 2.5cm+ shorter, younger women. This is consistent across cultures
N19M TIL that Puyi, the last Emperor of China, spent his last years as a commoner in Beijing under the communist regime. On his first day of work as a street sweeper, he was lost and told passersby, “I’m Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing dynasty. I’m staying with relatives and can’t find my way home.”
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