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TIL that chronic hiccups (lasting 2 days to a month) are a thing

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b9AN4 TIL Men are happiest when they are "serial monogamists" - research shows while marriage to a first love is the healthiest option for a woman's mental well-being, men are better off when they have a series of serious relationships which end before marriage.
D1AMY TIL in China they can count to ten using just one hand using a type of sign that everyone uses. 6 is the western 'hang loose' gesture. 7 a snake head, 8 a finger gun, nine an index finger hook and 10 a cross or closed fist.
8YE8 TIL there are 21 “secret” Interstate Highways in the US. They are not marked, but are officially a part of the Eisenhower Interstate System.
o6oR TIL the phrase “Keep your friends close but your enemies closer”, often attributed to Machiavelli or Sun Tzu, was actually first said by Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II.
xV8O5 TIL that capsaicin -- the compound that makes peppers hot -- only affects mammals, who would chew the seeds and destroy them. It doesn't affect birds, who swallow the seeds whole and help disperse them.