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TIL of Male Michrochimism. Women retain living male DNA in their brains...

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g78W TIL Norwegians tried to sell liquor to Indonesia in 1805, but realized upon arrival that they did not drink alcohol. They returned to Norway and opened the casks to find an improved taste due to the sailing conditions. To this day, “Linie Aquavit” must sail an ocean voyage before being sold.
damE TIL that a British man once made a street-legal dining table that can reach speeds of 130 mph
eWEJ TIL Steve Jobs “eliminated all corporate philanthropy programs” at Apple when he became CEO and declined to join Bill Gates’ “Giving Pledge”
ZPdY TIL that M. Night Shyamalan created a hoax trying to convince people that his obsession with the supernatural came from a near death experience during his childhood. He went as far as getting a Sci-Fi Channel documentary crew to sign non-disclosure agreements.
D5XP TIL that Washington state has a mutual combat law that makes it legal for two parties to fight so long as the rules are decided ahead of time. The most famous use was when a real life superhero and a vandal had a consequence free fight in front of two cops.