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TIL: Wearing a tie may seriously damage your body and eyesight

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0Zey TIL that when male fruit flies lose a fight, they get so depressed that they stop trying to fight other flies, even if they know they can win.
Go5Q TIL that when FDR died in 1945, Harry Truman offered his condolences to Eleanor, asking, “Is there anything I can do for you?” Mrs. Roosevelt responded, “Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.”
oB9kW TIL Madam C. J. Walker was the first black businesswoman to find wild success aiming her company at creating hair care products and instruction for black women with her Anti-Kink Tonic. She was worth $8.7m in today's dollars when she died, making her the wealthiest black woman in the US at the time.
68k8 TIL prisoners can vote in two states, but in many others, going to prison may permanently ban you from voting.
Meylm TIL painting zebra stripe patterns on cattle reduces the number of biting flies by up to 50%