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TIL: being in space destroys more red blood cells

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WkmPA TIL that the Antarctic research station at the south pole has to heat their cafeteria freezers.
MgOK TIL..Women release a chemical called Oxytocin during a relationship (sexual and nonsexual) that helps them form closer bonds (caring and nurturing), males also release a similar chemical that makes them want to protect and support.
W7Ned TIL Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook wrote that the word Al-Qaeda should be translated as "the database", because it originally referred to the computer file of the thousands of mujahideen militants who were recruited and trained with CIA help to defeat the Russians
e0KJ6 TIL of Tom Attridge, a Grumman test pilot who managed to shoot himself down while in an F11F Tiger after entering a steep dive and catching up to rounds fired prior to the dive (which slowed down due to air resistance). With his engine and windshield damage, he was forced to crashland but survived.
wPLo TIL that by removing the amygdala from the brain, a person stops feeling fear.