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

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E1Dn0 TIL that people who are prone to staying up past midnight and sleeping in til the afternoon could possibly have a circadian rhythm dysfunction known as Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder.
M74OK TIL that surgeon August Bier tested a form of anesthesia that involved injecting cocaine directly into the spine on his own assistant, and to test its effectiveness, he stuck a needle in his leg, hit him in the shins with a hammer, pulled out his pubic hair, and even squeezed his testicles.
JYxKl TIL Stalin demolished a Moscow cathedral to make way for a “Palace of the Soviets”, which would have been the world’s tallest building, but WWII halted construction after only the foundation had been excavated. Eventually, the foundation pit was converted into the world’s largest outdoor pool.
loEbN TIL that John Newton was the captain of a slave ship. In 1748 he encountered a severe storm and, although being non-religious, prayed out to God for safety. This event changed his life. He later became a clergy member, an abolitionist, and wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace" about his experience.
rR0r0 TIL that Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury made a song together