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TIL men fall in love faster than women

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5Y5jk TIL that in 1993 A 21.94m (72ft) condom was fitted over the Obelisque in Place de la Concorde, Paris, France to mark World AIDS Day.
ZbEB TIL That “Family Guy” uses a 50 to 90 piece orchestra for every episode
E1bAp TIL That face blindness is a thing and it sounds like it would be hell to live with. Basically people with it can't use faces to tell people apart, so they have to use other characteristics to tell who is who.
mx5Qx TIL a massive earthquake struck Japan in 1923, causing a fire tornado that incinerated 38,000 people in 15 minutes and was so hot, people's feet were melted to the ground and they could not run away.
7XaZ TIL the human brain doesn’t perceive total blackness when there is no light present; it instead perceives Eigengrau, a shade of dark gray, because contrast is more important to the visual system than absolute brightness