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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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06eM TIL Reptar from Rugrats was voiced by Busta Rhymes
D1pQV TIL It’s hypothesized that warm-bloodedness evolved in mammals and birds because it provided defense against fungal infections. Very few fungi can survive the body temperatures of warm-blooded animals. By comparison, insects, reptiles, and amphibians are plagued by fungal infections.
xVDQ5 TIL In 2004, FromSoftware (now known for the Dark Souls Francise), released Metal Wolf Chaos which takes place after a state of civil and economic unrest in the first quarter of the 21st century, and features the 47th President fighting a military coup d’etat from coast to coast within a mech suit.
78wXx TIL that Connecticut banned the use of any contraception for married couples until 1965
X05Ek Til A man with delusions of being the president had became leader of Estonia. He then went about banning all political parties, illegally postponing elections since the public was “Sick-minded”, while replacing the congress with the chamber of commerce. He would later die in a mental hospital.