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TIL much of the female brain shuts off during orgasm, but it’s not known if it happens in men because men finish too fast for the scanner

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JY611 TIL Al Green’s song “Take Me To The River” earned more royalties from the Big Mouth Billy Bass animatronic toy than any other recording of it.
j6ANQ TIL that the Maillard reaction, which is known to cause the browning on cooked food, is also responsible for the smell of percolating coffee and the difference between the yeasty smell of bread dough and a "fresh-baked" smell of loaf out of the oven.
yQad8 TIL David Spade has a tattoo of the letters "C F" in honor of Chris Farley. The tattoo was done by Sean Penn.
X0e8j TIL that the anonymous executioner of King Charles I of England, did not proclaim the usual “behold the head of a traitor” line. It is thought that this was because of their fear that someone would recognise their voice.
p8yMZ TIL during the Battle of Germantown, a little terrier was seen wandering between the American and British lines; British General Lord Howe's dog had gotten loose. It was taken to Washington to keep as a trophy, instead he fed and brushed him, and formally returned the dog under a flag of truce