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TIL High-testosterone men have weaker immune systems

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1akg8 TIL that the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme is actually from an obscure Italian kids movie.
rNQby TIL the world's longest regularly scheduled nonstop flight (Singapore-NYC; 17,250 km) covers so much of the Earth that pilots can opt to fly the return flight westward over the Pacific, or eastward over the Atlantic and Europe depending on winds aloft, saving time and fuel
dDnM7 TIL that in 2022, Indian conmen streamed a fake cricket tournament to scam betters. The field was just a barren lot, the crowd was pre-recorded, the players were local villagers wearing counterfeit Indian Premier League jerseys and a soundalike imitated the IPL's real commentator.
l71oA TIL Acronyms are pronounced as if it were a word like “SARS.” Unlike initialisms like “ATM” which are pronounced using the names of its letters.
MWa TIL Canada is eliminating the penny, and has a collectible glow in the dark quarter with a dinosaur on it!