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TIL Testosterone is an anabolic steroid. Testosterone, trenbolone, oxymetholone, methandrostenolone, nandrolone, stanozolol, boldenone, and oxandrolone are some of the anabolic steroids that are most commonly encountered by United States law enforcement.

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4Gbo TIL that getting a bone marrow transplant from someone with a food allergy can transfer the allergy to the transplant recipient.
16wBP TIL in Ancient Egypt people with dwarfism were highly respected and held high social status due to Egyptians viewing such people as having celestial gifts. In fact, during the 1st Dynasty, dwarfs directly served and worked with the king and royal household and were buried in subsidiary tombs.
MeEgb TIL at Willamette Falls a hydro-electric facility was built in 1888. It had a 14-mile long line to Portland, becoming the first long-distance transmission of electricity in the US in 1889. A second station was built on the falls in 1895 and is still operating today (Falls: USA 2nd highest flow rate)
QBjp TIL that a finger with nerve damage won’t wrinkle under water.
XjEk TIL that Jerry Garcia played a custom built guitar named ‘Lightning Bolt’ which was made from the recycled rosewood of a bed from an Asian opium den.