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TIL you can change your testosterone and cortisol levels by changing body language and acting more alpha

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yMrw TIL Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group in the world, representing 92% of China’s population and 19% of the entire human population. (~1.3 Billion people)
Gr44 TIL that your fingerprint is not protected under the 5th amendment. Therefore police can force you to unlock a phone with fingerprint locks, but not password locks
OoyP6 TIL: Aretha Franklin was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
6w7l TIL that Angelina Jolie sold her baby photos to the press with the understanding that they’d never report any negative news about her, ever again (including pre-approving editorials about her).
b9jO9 TIL that rubber, the material, got its name on 1770 when Joseph Priestley noted that a piece was extremely good for rubbing off pencil marks on paper.