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TIL Mexico built a big fence on their Southern border with Guatamala to keep smugglers and contraband out

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jNVwj TIL that "morning wood" is medically important to penile health, and that not having it over extend periods of time is a possible sign of a health issue.
6EVAQ TIL the phrase "Don't Mess with Texas" is actually the slogan of a no-littering campaign
dDVxZ TIL Type A personality theory had early association with the smoking industry, who funded researchers in hopes of proving it was personality that lead to heart disease, not tobacco use.
D154D TIL Nikola Tesla planned to make school children smarter and healthier by saturating them unconsciously with electricity, wiring the walls of a schoolroom with high-voltage lines. The plan was provisionally approved by then superintendent of New York City schools, William H. Maxwell.
N7ZBP TIL, Wisconsin uses briny water from cheese production to de-ice their roads in winter.