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TIL multiple studies suggest "gaydar" is a real phenomenon that works within just 1/25th of a second of seeing someone's face. Accuracy can vary from person to person, reaching its peak in gay men and women who are ovulating.

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grKML TIL green beans Aid digestion Help control hunger & Promote better bone health
g1OW TIL: in WWI US Navy painted complex patterns of geometric shapes on ships as “dazzle camo”
D1PWv TIL Rainbows in the dark are in fact possible. They're called moonbows and occur when the moon is brighter than usual.
lon95 TIL a Soviet Special Forces Commander who ordered the execution of all Afghan witnesses to a coup was killed because he was wearing an Afghan uniform.
6EJ8m TIL about the Mirai botnet, a network of malware-infected devices that was used to shut down the internet for most of the US East Coast in 2016 and sparked fears of an attack from a hostile state. The botnet's creator? A group of college students trying to get more players on their Minecraft server.