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TIL: Low carb, high protein diets "greatly" decrease resting testosterone levels in men.

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dD0g8 TIL about the Pan American highway system that connects Alaska to Argentina. There is a break called the Darien Gap which requires a 4 day hike to cross the rainiest place on earth… about 100km. It is the longest road in the world.
X040E TIL: Electric water heaters have 2 heating elements inside
ZE6v TIL the saying “cut of one’s jib” is because in the 17th century, the shape of the jib sail often identified a vessel’s nationality, and hence whether it was hostile or friendly.
GjRE TIL that May 22, 2010 someone paid 10.000 bitcoin for a pizza, which is now worth more than 17 million dollars
v1NY4 TIL a retired American heart and lung surgeon has patented a scuba suit that would allow a human to breathe “liquid air”, like in the movie The Abyss. He has simulated 1000 foot dives with mammals and has decompressed them in less than half a second with no decompression sickness.