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TIL, you should measure the blood pressure in both of your arms. If there is a large difference, this may signify an increased risk of cardiovascular disease or even death.

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RvZl TIL Darrell of “Storage Wars” once found a murdered corpse in a unit!
mOPy TIL that in 1669, Hennig Brand discovered phosphorus by boiling down urine and heating the residue to very high temperatures. He was trying to make gold though, and he hoped that the yellow color of urine meant there was gold in it.
oR7rR TIL What is now Federal Triangle in DC was once a slum known as Murder Bay, and so many prostitutes were present to serve the needs of Civil War General Joseph Hooker's army it was also known as "Hooker's Division"
myEv TIL that in 2013 a 200-year-old law was removed in Paris that forbid women from wearing pants.
aw0o9 TIL the FBI ran a 2-year investigation on a fictional anti-goth cult, Church of the Hammer, before realizing it was a parody