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TIL starting a new exercise regimen makes it more likely for you to experience hot flashes - especially if you are a young woman

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EXVx TIL There is a Museum of Broken Relationships in Croatia; you can go and leave there personal objects left by former lovers, accompanied by brief descriptions.
VB6km TIL In 2019 a Japanese University student studying ninja history turned in an essay written in invisible ink. The words only became visible when the paper was heated over a gas stove. Her professor without even revealing the whole essay gave her an A.
NX80J TIL that more Americans that live north of the 35 degree line have some sort of gluten intolerance than their counterparts below the line, regardless of race, class or BMI.
wLrmW TIL that although it's called the "San Francisco Bay Area", the city of San Francisco isn't even the biggest city in that area. San Jose, its neighbor to the South, is more populous and nearly 4 TIMES larger in area.
Oop5Y TIL that the dolly from the Island of Misfit Toys was intended to represent mental illness. Although she appeared to be fine physically, she suffered from depression and low self-esteem due to previously being abandoned.