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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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7r9Eb TIL hay bales can spontaneously combust if their moisture content exceeds 22%
x6lx5 TIL while writing "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens was "taking night-time walks of 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) around London." to build out the story in his head.
NYXJ TIL the X Prize Foundation cancelled their $10 million genetic sequencing X Prize when the technology in the industry was beginning to approach the cost and accuracy thresholds for awarding the prize.
VM7V4 TIL that some of the coughing sound effects from General Grievous in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith were actually recordings of George Lucas while he had bronchitis.
9kJB TIL during the Chernobyl, three engineers volunteered to dive into a pool of radioactive hydrogen peroxide with no working flashlights and open a pipe to stop the reactor from exploding. They succeeded.