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TIL cisgender men can have endometriosis, and is associated with long term use of estrogen to treat prostate cancer

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78Bo7 TIL that a broken heart can literally break your heart - Broken Heart Syndrome (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) is a real condition where intense emotional stress can cause physical symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, and even heart attack-like symptoms.
Br5ND TIL about Wrong Way Corrigan. In 1938 he was denied permission to make a solo transatlantic flight because his plane was unsafe, but given the okay to fly to California. He took off, made a U-turn, and disappeared into the clouds. 28 hours later he landed in Ireland, claiming his compass had broken.
BrVLr TIL of the term "paraprosdokian" - a figure of speech in which the latter part of a phrase is surprising in a way that causes the reader or listener to reinterpret the first part. An example would be Mitch Hedberg's famous one-liner "I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long."
Q4J6 TIL that in the Avengers, Marvel couldn’t get the Hulks roar to sound just right; so they decided to supplement it with recordings of good ol Lou Ferrigno bellowing as the original Hulk.
WkGM9 TIL Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin through his hobby of microbial art. Leaving a Petri dish painting of bacteria unattended for two weeks it was being killed by Penicillium fungus. Thus the antibiotic properties were studied leading to Penicillin.