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TIL that research has shown that women exhibit a marked preference for dating taller men, and that shorter men must earn substantially more money than taller men to be considered as attractive by women

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5W0Q TIL that after the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya, the U.S. fired missiles at a pharmaceutical factory in Sudan, suspecting that it was related to Al-Qaeda. The following medicine shortage led to tens of thousands of civilian deaths.
8aaGK TIL that Mark Ruffalo discovered that he had a tumor after he had a dream about a tumor growing in the left side of his head
k9Z1 TIL if you are a 7+ foot tall American male between the ages of 20 and 40, there is a 17% chance you currently play for the NBA.
WkQ04 TIL many Romans loved their dogs and made graves for them with profoundly touching epitaphs. One read, "I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home in my own hands fifteen years ago."
m1O8v TIL that Fermina Orduña was the first woman in Spain to register a patent in her own name