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TIL That when men don’t masturbate for 7 days their testosterone levels increase by 45.7%

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R7bPa TIL the phenomenon where you see faces in things (i.e. "The Man On The Moon" or cars) is called Pareidolia
nMlr TIL In 1969 Willie Nelson got a call that his house was on fire. He rushed home and ran in to grab his guitar (Trigger) and a pound of weed.
rRmxo TIL Hoy Fung Sriracha "Rooster Sauce", a billion dollar company, and one of the most recognizable hot sauce brands has never advertised its products, relying instead on word of mouth.
neRpo TIL in the middle ages mainly blind people were hired as treadwheel operators on construction sites, as they would not be scared from the sheer drop sight below them. It is also considered one of the worst jobs in history, as the wheels often broke.
JPZv TIL that a 19th century surgeon once tried to amputate a patient’s leg in under 150 seconds. In his haste, he also amputated his assistant’s fingers and slashed through the coat of a spectator. Both the patient and the assistant died of gangrene, and the spectator dropped dead of fright.