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R5ZR9 TIL that the total length of our blood vessels is not 100,000km contrary to popular belief but only approximately 10,000km. The larger number has been incorrectly regarded as true since 1928 and was debunked in a recent study.
X0mEP TIL that Anogenital Distance (the length of one's taint, i.e. distance between junk and anus) is a thing that scientists have studied and a larger AGD ratios are linked with greater fertility.
eZAL TIL it was faster to take the train from New York to Buffalo in 1890 than in 2013
jNG5N TIL: The Bradley-Martin Ball of 1897 hosted America’s 4,000 richest families. The cost ($9.7mil of today’s dollars) was enough to feed 1,000 families for 1 year.
6918m TIL there is a Poison Book Project dedicated to identifying and cataloging antique books that were made with poisonous substances (such as arsenic in the color "Paris Green") to improve the awareness and safe handling of these books.