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TIL High heels on men's shoes was once considered virile and masculine

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D1AEP TIL Ryan's Rule is a medical precedent in Queensland where, if a person feels their medical concerns are not being taken seriously, they can request a re-evaluation. This rule came about after a 3 year old child died of a bacterial infection after a hospital doctor declined to perform blood tests.
wLxao TIL about 'non-responders'. Not everyone can run daily and improve. 20% of people will feel the same after a few weeks as they did on the first day, while some people can get fitter quickly. This is the same for all exercises.
xVJdg TIL Bea Arthur (Dorothy) was one year older than Estelle Getty (Sophia) and Rue McClanahan was 10 years younger then the rest of the cast.
YpvOA TIL Hunter S. Thompson ran for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado in 1970 on the promises of decriminalizing all drugs and renaming Aspen to "Fat City".
r9A0 TIL That in March Bill Gates offered a $100,000 grant through his foundation for a condom design that “significantly preserves or enhances pleasure” to encourgae more males to use condoms.