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TIL that the inclusion of women in clinical research did not become law until 1993.

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LRpV TIL Christian Bale’s stepmother, Gloria Steinham, was a feminist who protested the 1991 publication of the novel, American Psycho, due to its portrayal of violence toward women. In 2000, Bale went on to star as the title character of the novel’s film adaption.
78lDL TIL, That there is a book at Harvard bound in human skin, called 'Des destinées de l'âme' (Destinies of the Soul)
0dmdy TIL that I can use my cruise control set and resume to increase/decrease speed.
177X TIL that there is a physiological justification for splashing cold water on your face to calm down: The Mammalian Diving Reflex
16wZX TIL=Plastic has become such a central component of modern life, it has found its way into our Earth's crust itself, becoming a geological marker. But there's an upside: The plastic is so obvious in the Earth's crust, it gives an exact timetable for when that layer of ground became solid Earth.