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TIL: When we pull clothes from the dryer, there’s a reason we can’t tell if they are cold or wet. Humans don’t have humidity receptors to detect wetness.

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aMaN TIL the CIA’s own inspector general reported that the Reagan administration thwarted federal investigations into drug crimes.
4XwZJ TIL the actor playing Hedorah the Smog Monster in a 1971 Godzilla film came down with appendicitis. Doctors were forced to perform surgery while he was still wearing the monster suit due to the length of time it took to take off. During the operation he learned that painkillers had no effect on him.
R7jZw TIL the barbed wire fences along forest roads have a smooth bottom wire to allow for wildlife to pass easily
GYXv7 TIL: Ancient Greeks created spiked dog collars as a way of protecting their dogs’ throats from being ripped out by wolves. (as a fashion item, this is interesting...)
VMrr0 TIL Elizabethan era upper-class Englishmen were restricted to spending no more than 100 pounds per year on clothing.