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TIL High-testosterone men have weaker immune systems

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jOQj TIL an engineer designed a 3 in-lb torque wrench that was emailed to an astronaut that became the first object designed on Earth to be manufactured in space.
GdbE TIL that Theodore Roosevelt hated it when he was called Teddy.
wL8PE TIL GTA V, the highest grossing video game of all time, has made 6 billion dollars whereas Avatar, the highest grossing movie, has made only 2.7 billion dollars
4Xj6X TIL of Vitaly Yurchenko, a KGB officer who was turned by the CIA and defected to the US. He gave the name of 2 moles, and in 1985 disappeared just before eating at a French restaurant in DC. He later reappeared in Russia, saying he was drugged and kidnapped by the CIA, and was given a medal.
av8M TIL in 2010, Sandra Bullock accepted her Golden Raspberry Award in person for Worst Actress for her role in All About Steve. The following night, Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Blind Side.