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TIL Viagra is given to some premature babies to increase oxygen transport by widening the blood vessels, as their lungs often haven't developed enough to transport oxygen efficiently on their own

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9Y17D TIL that the shortest marriage in recorded history was 3 minutes. On the way out of the courthouse, the bride tripped over and fell. Instead of helping her up, the groom called her "stupid". On the spot the bride insisted the magistrate annul the wedding, and the magistrate complied
Epod TIL Of more than 10 million enslaved Africans to reach the Western Hemisphere, less than 4% of the total came to North America. To be dwarfed by 1.3 million brought to Spanish Central America, 4 million brought to British, French, Dutch & Danish holdings in the Caribbean and 4.8 million to Brazil.
MW4V TIL Princess Diana stated her bulimia started “the week after we got engaged.” “My husband put his hand on my waistline and said: ‘Oh, a bit chubby here, aren’t we?’ and that triggered off something in me.“
4kMVw TIL the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa was so intense that it obliterated most of the island and its surrounding archipelago. The explosion was equivalent to 200 megatons of TNT, and the ash cloud lowered global temperatures, leading to a "volcanic winter".
5VyDB TIL: The Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, uses passive cooling in a design inspired by termite mounds. It uses 35% less energy than comparable buildings, saving approximately 10% of the building's capital costs.