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TIL that relations between China and the Soviet Union deteriorated to the point that the Soviets came close to launching a nuclear attack on Beijing after the Zhenbao Island Incident in 1969.

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jNbON TIL that a “Kermit” is a unit of time equal to 1/100th of a day (approximately 14.4 minutes)
oBYZo TIL 6 to 10% of premenopausal women have high testosterone in a disease known as polycystic ovary syndrome. This leads to reduced fertility, irregular periods, excess facial hair, male-like baldness, weight gain, among others.
5VBoB TIL 4 oz. (110 grams) of apricot kernels contain the lethal dosage of cyanide.
0yDN TIL that in 2004 Google anonymously posted math equations on billboards in Harvard Square and Silicon Valley that if solved led to a website with another equation, which in turn allowed you to submit your resume.
QNWjL TIL A close friend of the president Ronald Reagan and an heir to the Bloomingdale’s department store fortune, also known as “father of the credit card”, Alfred Bloomingdale was in a BDSM relationship with his mistress Vicki Morgan, who later was beaten to death with a baseball bat.