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TIL that married women drink more than their unmarried counterparts, whereas the opposite is true for men, according to a 2012 study.

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AND9g TIL that the act of vomiting involves a complex series of chain-link reactions by your body that connect to a "vomit center" in the brain. The lower digestive system in cases of perceived poisoning shuts down and causes the stomach to convulse in order to bring everything back up the way it came in.
mxRpY TIL About Ned Kelly, An Australian Bandit. In His Last Stand, His Gang Donned Homemade Armor And Battled Police For Hours. The Last Of His Gang Standing, Kelly Walked into The Open, Firing While Bullets Ricocheted Off His Armor. Eventually, A Shotgun Knocked Him Over, Allowing For His Capture
r901 TIL That Rather Than Use CGI, Tim Burton Had 40 Squirrels Trained to Crack Nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
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dk4Z TIL while almost all weight lifting records are from modern day athletes, the current record for a one-handed dead lift was set by Hermann Görner in 1920. He lifted 330 kg (727.5 lb).