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TIL It was found that men infected with toxoplasmosis found the smell of cat urine to be more pleasant than men who were not infected

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yQx9J TIL The Epic of Gilgamesh is often regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature and the second oldest religious text.
kJwDW TIL that after his presidency, George Washington opened a whisky distillery
7rKxX TIL that Willem Dafoe had to have a penis double for the scenes in Lars von Trier's experimental film Antichrist where his penis was exposed because his own was deemed so large that "everybody [on set] got very confused when they saw it" by the director.
dDZdj TIL that Buridan's ass is a philosophical paradox about a donkey that is equally hungry and thirsty, standing midway between a bale of hay and a bucket of water. The donkey is unable to make any rational decision between the two, and thus, it dies of both hunger and thirst.
6lVJ TIL that in 1927 Pez candy was created to help people quit cigarettes. In 1948 the dispenser was created to mimic a lighter. It wasn’t until the 50s that it was made into a children’s toy.