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TIL In men diabetes can cause erectile dysfunction, over time it can lead to irreversible damage and a circumstance where ED drugs like Viagra no longer work.

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D1GPV TIL the stem end of a cucumber (and other related fruits and vegetables) tastes different from the other end due to a higher concentration of a bitter compound called cucurbitacin.
g5WD TIL the GPS cordinates that lead to Walts burried money in BREAKING BAD actually, in real life lead to ABQ studios in Albuquerque NM where BREAKING BAD was filmed. They wanted to be sure the cordinates didn’t lead to somewhere people might go think there could be burried treasure.
GAkvj TIL: That while nodding is usually associated with "yes" in most cultures, in some, like Bulgaria, nodding up means "no," and in others, the meanings of nodding and head shaking are swapped.
epVyk TIL the earliest known account of Christianity from a non-Christian source is a letter (112 AD) of Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan, asking for advice on dealing with a new and 'extravagant superstition' that had spread to several cities in Northern Turkey.
MrpA TIL ancient egyptians used a method of multiplication and division which is completely different to our own, but very similar to that used by computers (video 7:04)