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TIL that if you are a woman on an oral contraceptive you are highly advised against smoking or consuming any nicotine as it has adverse and high risks for stroke, heart attacks, etc.

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4XKeo TIL that there are fake towns and roads (known as "paper towns") that mapmakers put in their maps, so that if someone makes a map which has one of these paper towns, they could know it's a copy
OoAN1 TIL of the cortical homunculus, a physical representation of a male human based on a neurological map of the parts of your body that send the most sensory information to the brain.
wL971 TIL of Princess Pingyang. At age 28, she built & led a rebel army that won the 1st victories of her father's rebellion and helped found their dynasty: the Tang. When she died in 628 AD her brother, Emperor Gaozu, went against gender norms of his day and insisted a state military funeral for her.
9VjB TIL that Don Mclean’s kids sang the Weird Al Yankovic parody (‘The Saga Begins’) of his classic 'American Pie’ so much that he sometimes sings it accidentally in concert.
VMPPp TIL - On a clear night humans can see the light from a candle burning 1.6 miles away