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TIL that looking at flowers reduces blood pressure and cortisol levels.

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R7LRa TIL The cover of Captain America's first issue showed Cap punching Hitler. Some readers took objection, and the publishers received threats and hate mail. The threats proved so serious that police protection was posted with Mayor La Guardia personally contacting Simon and Kirby to give his support.
6EdwY TIL that older forms of English kept Latin’s gender specific suffixes -tor and -trix, -tor is for men and -trix is for women. So a male pilot is a aviator and a female pilot is a aviatrix. A male fighter is a gladiator and a female fighter is a gladiatrix
pYDDA TIL that actor Lance Henriksen (Aliens/Terminator) also makes and sells pottery.
QJN4X TIL Miamisburg Ohio is home to largest conical shaped earthwork of its kind in the United States
NXjMN TIL “Men in Black” by Will Smith sampled Patrice Rushen’s “Forget Me Nots”.