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TIL that blond is for men but blonde is for women.

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Wkd5d TIL JFK’s senior thesis, which defends Britain’s pre-WWII actions, actions JFK’s father, Ambassador to Britain at the time, supported, sold 80000 copies. Political theorist Harold Laski declined writing a foreword, stating the book was immature and only being published because of the writer's father
YJQG TIL the International criminal court, in 12 years of existence and in spending over $1 billion, has convicted only 2 people.
69KPQ TIL the first large-scale study of fish mislabeling in European restaurants involved more than 100 scientists who secretly collected 283 seafood samples ordered from 180 restaurants across 23 countries. Through DNA analysis, researchers found that 1 in 3 restaurants had sold mislabeled seafood.
v1gNr TIL that Split-brain syndrome is a disconnection of the left and right brain hemispheres produced by Corpus callosotomy(a surgical epilepsy treatment). This results in both brain hemispheres acting and perceiving things differently.
ZpLX4 TIL that Hedviga Golik, a Croatian nurse, died alone in her apartment in 1966. Her body remained undiscovered for 42 years until found in 2008 during renovations. Neighbors never reported her missing, and her electricity was paid by the building’s architect until shortly before her body was found.