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TIL that Men have lost the DNA code that once made human penises spiny

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OGY1e TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life
D1RwP TIL that Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country. It has more languages than the entire continent of Europe.
eomk TIL In Europe about 3% of the population has a panic attack in a given year while in the United States they affect about 11%. They are more common in females than males.
VMjZ4 TIL 25 British scientists working on a classified military project died under mysterious circumstances
ADvY4 TIL The decryption of the 1917 Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany proposed a military alliance with Mexico against the US, was the most significant intelligence triumph of WW1, & spurred on the US to enter the war