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TIL that males have disproportionately larger noses than females (at least those of European descent) - not because they tend to be larger overall, but because of how muscle is distributed differently between men and women

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YpNZv TIL about "sexy primes", sets of prime numbers that vary from each other by 6. The name comes from a pun on the Latin word for six, which was sex. The lowest number set is (5,11), which is also today's date.
wWVY TIL the actor who voiced McGruff the crime dog was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2011 for possession of 1,000 marijuana plants, 9,000 rounds of ammunition and 27 weapons (including a grenade launcher.)
xoZo TIL that slave labor was used to build the White House
w4eP TIL “Getting Someones Goat” comes from goats’ ability to calm race horses…opponents stealing the goat from the horses’ stall the night before a race would upset the horse and hurt their chances
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