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TIL Men who do not have chest hair are deficient in a particular androgen or male hormones

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168jr TIL The most recent invasion of mainland Britain failed in part due the majority of the invading French force consisting of irregulars, including republicans, deserters, convicts and Royalist prisoners. Order broke down once they discovered the town's supply of wine.
WkG1A TIL Sir Isaac Newton repeatedly did experiments sticking a bodkin (a very sharp needle) between his eyeball and his eye socket, “as neare to backside of my eye as I could”,he was quoted. He did this til he saw spots. He did it because he hoped he might learn something about color.
QJ0ga TIL So much cow intestines were used in the production of German zeppelins that sausages were banned
rRbAW TIL there have been several attempts by counties in the state of Colorado to secede and merge with neighbouring states (e.g. New Mexico, Wyoming) and a proposed state of North Colorado
Z8jlY TIL that Chinese emperor Liu Chang would make men and women play a 'game' in which they'd have sex with each other in front of him. At the end he would judge who won, if the man won then they were both rewarded, if the woman won the man was castrated