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TIL that we eat our boogers as a way for our immune system to develop a resistance to the germs that are found in them. Also, our bodies make them taste sweet as a way to entice us to eat them. Our bodies want us to eat our boogers.

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VMbV4 TIL people really do have a "type" when it comes to romantic attraction. According to a study, 50% of people’s preferences for faces is unique to them, and who we find attractive is most strongly influenced by our life experiences.
ANwMB TIL that the 1954 film "On the Waterfront" was projected in three aspect ratios: 1.66:1, 1.85:1, and 1.33:1. This was because in 1953, Columbia was moving to the new widescreen format and said that all upcoming films, including On The Waterfront, would be suitable for projection in any aspect ratio.
6617 TIL An experiment performed by a psychologist and an economist taught a group of Capuchin monkeys the concept of money AND THEN some of the monkeys resorted to prostitution.
awnJN TIL as ocean waters get warmer they absorb less and less CO2. meaning as the Earth heats up CO2 will be released from the ocean heating up the Earth even more
0wZgN IBM has created a computer smaller than a grain of salt and it has the computing power of the x86 chip from 1990.