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TIL in a passage referring to people with unique and special abillities, St Augustine, the father of western christianity, praises flatulists: people with such control over their bowels they can produce music with their farts

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w58M TIL The face of Yoda in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ was based on the face of Albert Einstein. So was, to a lesser extent, the face of E.T.
x65dk TIL estrogen is responsible for the "masculinization" of male brains in early development. Newborn female mice exposed to estrogen will even go on to exhibit male behavior, such as mounting other female mice. Estrogen also plays important roles in memory, stroke prevention, and overall brain health.
9GLG TIL Richard Feynman’s dying last words were “I’d hate to die twice. It’s so boring.”
69PJZ TIL: Over the past 3 years gambling addiction has grown by 30% according to the National Council on Problem Gaming (NCPG) with online betting, sports betting, slots, table games, and mobile gambling coupled with the pandemic. The "social cost" of gambling is estimated to be $7 billion annually.
VPYp TIL Germans are forced to retire at a specific age