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TIL pulse oximeters are calibrated for white skin; the darker your skin, the more likely the pulse ox will overestimate your oxygen level

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R5Ngj TIL that Marilyn Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanages until age 16 when, upon being faced with being returned to an orphanage, she chose to get married to her neighbour's 21 year old son, drop out of school, and become a housewife.
x6e85 TIL - Appetite control in the human body is so complex that there are ~20 appetite inhibitory hormones and 6 appetite stimulatory hormones all acting to maintain our satiety. This complex biology has made it exceptionally difficult to formulate drug interventions for appetite control.
6new TIL A common scam in European cities involves a local who suggest going for a drink with attractive women at a local hotspot. Your “friend” disappears, and you are forced to pay the bill that runs into hundreds or thousands of dollars. The Chinese version involves tea
D1X8p TIL, Pete Ham and Tom Evans, the songwriters of the song "Without You" (hit singles for Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey) both committed suicide. Ham's suicide was because of financial troubles and Evans' suicide was because of a dispute over songwriting royalties for this song.
rbG0 TIL Lagunitas was temporarily shut down in 2005 because of weed - Story goes the CMO lit a “baton-sized” joint at a company party, and was immediately handcuffed by an undercover agent. Lagunitas later launched “Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale” and is now 1 of the US’ biggest craft breweries.