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TIL a sign of asymptomatic early kidney disease in diabetics is the development of anemia

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rNJVd TIL it is legal to drive a motorcycle between moving cars ("lane splitting") in California
XEgWr TIL that farmers put colored pigment on the chests of rams so that they can tell which ewes have mated by the pigment on their backs
5gOR TIL that in most elevators, the close-door button doesn’t work. It’s just a placebo. Press away, friends.
8alkX TIL the first widespread book detailing contraception and sexual health was created and published illegally by some Canadian students in 1968. The ‘Birth Control Handbook’ rapidly gained popularity with its critical information and, within a year, millions were distributed across the US and Canada.
laW7 TIL that in the 1930’s,the United States banned women from showing their bellybuttons in Hollywood films. When the ban was finally lifted, Marilyn Monroe was quoted as saying, “I guess the censors are willing to recognize that everybody has a navel.”