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TIL..Women release a chemical called Oxytocin during a relationship (sexual and nonsexual) that helps them form closer bonds (caring and nurturing), males also release a similar chemical that makes them want to protect and support.

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ePMk TIL 99-cent pricing was invented as a way to keep clerks honest. Instead of pocketing a bill, they had to open the cash register to get a penny, and the register would record the sale. It’s not just to trick customers
gMBDL TIL Although the custom is relatively recent, larvae are used frequently by several brands of mezcal to give flavor to the drink. A whole larva is deposited in the bottle, normally after having previously been cured in pure alcohol. Today, several brands are doing this including Patron.
8e9lK TIL that after DVD technology was developed, the first Hollywood feature-film chosen for release in that format was Twister (1996).
b9vNE TIL in 1856 an American clipper was approaching Cape Horn when its captain collapsed, leaving his 19-year-old wife to navigate through one of the world's deadliest sea passages. She commanded for 56 days, faced down a mutiny, and navigated the clipper ship into San Francisco
0wONp TIL that there is a book from the 15th century found in Italy that is written in a unknown language, with drawings that show unidentified things, and that nobody has ever been able to understand it.