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TIL: A study showed that men are attracted to the contrapposto stance, invented by the Greeks which feature the subject shifting weight onto one foot. Their gaze linger on the bend as it increases the Waist Hip Ratio. This helps explain high heels, catwalks, and belly dancing.

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0dQaM TIL that Indigenous tribes in North America made some of the first root-based teas, which later inspired root beer. Pharmacist Charles Hires found a tea, recreated it, and renamed it 'root beer' to make it more masculine and appealing to local coal miners.
W7X0X TIL in 1986 the city of Cleveland, OH attempted to break a world record releasing the most helium balloons at one time and ended up killing 2 men.
rRXXo TIL that people with synesthesia can see sounds, taste words, for them hearing a person talk can trigger seeing colors, even letters can cause that effect.
kOroe TIL about Sarah Rector, an impoverished black girl who became a millionaire oil baron when oil was discovered on the land allotted to her by the government. She avoided hundreds of attempts tp scam her out of her fortune and became known as the “Richest coloured girl in the world.”
Br4Jd TIL About a cafe full of manji or swastikas