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TIL menstrual cramps are caused by the uterus contracting and blocking blood flow to the endometrium to kill the cells. (I had to know!)

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5YrAR TIL The difference between special effects (SFX) and visual effects (VFX) is that special effects are realized on set whereas visual effects are added afterward.
Z48R TIL that while in a spin, a pilot ejected from his plane only to watch his unmanned F-106 recover from the spin and land safely in a field.
ANQDB TIL Cross Dressing Ken doll was an employee prank
wGkM TIL ex-Army veteran from California was arrested for driving to Detroit’s largest mosque with a trunk full of explosives. The mainstream media has completely ignored this story.
X07WQ TIL that The Great Gatsby was largely considered forgettable and a commercial failure when it was published in 1925. It was only after WWII, during which free copies of novels were sent to US soldiers overseas, that the book was re-examined and became a core part of American high school curriculums.