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TIL There is no clear link between women’s negative moods and the pre-menstrual phase of their cycles

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6EKBm TIL 100% of the Doberman Pinscher breed pool will be affected by a genetic heart disorder (DCM) by 2040.
MeY4V TIL Due to the emergency return of Apollo 13 the lunar module's plutonium reactor currently sits intact on the Pacific Ocean floor with a functional lifespan of 870 years.
x6j0o TIL HMS Victory, launched in 1765, is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. With 245 years of service as of 2023, she is currently the flagship of the First Sea Lord the Royal Navy.
0wZGM TIL in 1990 the grand marshal of the LA Gay Pride Parade was an 82 year old retired straight female professor. Her research in the 50s led to homosexuality no longer being considered a mental illness in the United States.
dD8LQ TIL that Hans Zimmer deliberately used a broken piano for the score of Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" to make it sound like something you would hear in a pub.