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TIL - jurors reward the good-looking, penalize the unbeautiful

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JYP0Q TIL that marshmallows originally came from a plant, the marsh-mallow. Egyptians first used the roots of the plant to create a treat that has morphed into the modern day marshmallow.
b9al4 Today I learned that non-spayed female ferrets will die if they don't have sex. They go into season and don't come out until they have mated, and the associated elevated oestrogen levels eventually cause anemia and death.
Lkyj0 TIL Matthew Perry doesn't remember filming three seasons of Friends due to his substance use.
AAJo TIL that an alcohol’s “proof” was meant to measure whether it been watered down. The “proof” (approximately 100) of good booze was that it would catch on fire.
OBxe TIL When Teddy Roosevelt was president, you could just draw big teeth and circular glasses on an envelope and the letter would end up at the White House (Conan’s new interview show…awesome)