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TIL licorice candy can cause erectile dysfunction, among other health issues

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XEb9Q TIL that we evolved to like the smell of our own farts because it is important to help us maintain proper hygiene but dislike others smell because it is dangerous for us.
LkXA0 TIL that when casting Oliwia Dabrowska as 'The Girl In the Red Coat' in Schindler's List, Steve Spielberg asked her not to watch the film until she eighteen. She watched it when she turned eleven and was horrified.
9Yrr TIL that Kangaroos hop because they can’t move their legs independently
jvOR TIL A writer from Wired tried to vanish for 30 days and Wired offered $5,000 to anyone who could find him. Knowing he was allergic to gluten they found him in the only gluten free pizza place where he was staying.
PYx4n TIL President Martin Van Buren (born Maarten van Buren) was raised in a Dutch community in Kinderhook, New York and grew up speaking Dutch, not learning English until he went to school. As a result, he is the only president in American history to speak English as a second language.