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TIL that some infinities are larger than others

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j06M TIL that the scent of a woman crying triggers a dramatic decrease in levels of testosterone and sexual arousal in the majority of men. And that men are subconsciously able to differentiate between genuine tears, and those that are forced.
4Kxg TIL Dolphins are considered “non human persons” in India.
XEY98 TIL "Raisin-BRAN" lost it's trademark in 1944 when a court ruled the name was too generic for trademark protection. Skinner Manufacturing Company introduced Raisin-BRAN in 1925 and enjoyed monopoly until 1942 when Post and Kellogg introduced competing products with the same name
4b4a TIL that when Neil deGrasse Tyson first saw the stars come out at the planetarium at 9 years old, he thought it was a hoax. Growing up in the Bronx, he’d never seen the stars before due to light pollution.
p8X1N TIL that the most common noun in the English language, and the 55th most common word overall, is “time”.