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TIL Smarter Men Are Less Aggressive in Relationships and More Committed

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9vNG TIL there’s a pill that decreases the risk of contracting HIV by 99%
AD78x TIL the people of St. Pauli, Hamburg, were sick of their district smelling like urine because of nightclub patrons relieving themselves on the street. So they painted the buildings with special paint that repels water so forcefully public urinators end up peeing on themselves.
5Y8Xn TIL in the Philippines, the legal term for car-theft is "carnapping." This is because when cars used to be very rare in the country and were prized status-items, thieves would steal and hold them for ransom like in a kidnapping. Now the term is used for both car-theft and carjacking cases.
oRN5E Today I learned about Station IX a secret British Special Operations Executive factory making special weapons and equipment during World War II
PYnZn TIL a German student was sued for $3,772 by his alma mater for earning his bachelor's and master's "too fast". Both degrees usually take 11 semesters, but Marcel Pohl graduated in 2; he went to one class while having 2 friends share notes from other classes he was enrolled in at the same time.