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TIL Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.

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7rBgL TIL it was a long-held belief that redheads needed more anaesthesia while undergoing surgery. A recent study has proven this false, but many in the anaesthesiologist profession still believe it to be true.
4Q5R TIL Finland has been sending expectant mothers free ‘baby boxes’ since the 30’s. The babies sleep in them and are credited with Finland’s world leading low mortality rates
loVjK TIL: A group of caves in Spain called Cuevas de la Araña contain multiple ancient cave paintings. One such painting is called the "Man of Bicorp" depicting a caveman holding onto vines to gather honey from a beehive, estimated to be around 8000 years old.
X0jmR TIL in the 1946 California gubernatorial election, Earl Warren was the nominee for both the Republican and Democratic Party. He won with 91.64% of the vote and the candidate in second place was the nominee for the Prohibition Party.
loeMK TIL that both men and women laugh more at men than at women