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TIL Slimmer women's waist is associated with better erectile function in men independent of age

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ZrAB TIL The word “soccer” originated as a slang abbreviation of “association,” which is short for “Association Football”.
d8dvZ TIL Magda Szubanski, the old lady married to the farmer in the film “Babe,” was actually 34 years old when the movie was made.
KYjyE TIL about fetus in fetu, a rare condition where a malformed twin is found inside the body of its sibling. This happens when one twin is absorbed by the other during early development. The parasitic twin can survive for years undetected, feeding off the host's blood supply.
a84VJ TIL an oil platform called Piper Alpha, located in the North Sea about 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland, exploded and sank on 6 July 1988, killing 165 of the men on board.
5YmKD TIL that Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are hydrologically the same lake. They are joined by the 5 mile wide, 120ft deep Straits of Mackinac, and depending on conditions, water can flow in either direction, which keeps their water levels similar.