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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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RWdj TIL of Forest Kindergartens where kids aged 3-6 go to play outside in the forest in the rain, snow, or shine. They develop better mental and physical abilities through all the activities.
xVAw1 TIL the movie 'Seven Pounds' about a man (Will Smith) giving the gift of life to seven strangers, foregone the usual Hollywood premiere and instead chose Cleveland, Miami, Dallas, St. Louis, and Denver to premiere the film to raise funds for food banks in each region.
R7V6j TIL the 1815 eruption Mt. Tambora was the deadliest volcano ever, causing 90,000 deaths and a 'year without summer'
OyA7 TIL: Alcohol is actually banned in professional shooting competition as it is actually considered a performance enhancing drug.
R5DWa TIL Lettvin et al. remarked that a frog "will starve to death surrounded by food if it is not moving"; it won't see the [stationary] food due to a general lack of head/eye movements, which lead to visual fading