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TIL that Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire

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yxGl TIL Acetaminophen/Paracetamol’s painkiller and anti-anxiety effects are because it enhances natural cannabinoids’ action in the brain
n94b TIL Gang boss Monk Eastman decided to enlist in the Army at age 42 to fight in WWI. During his physical, the doctor asked Monk in which war he got all of his knife and bullet scars. Monk replied, “Oh! A lot of little wars around New York”
Ynrx TIL 40% of Australian Women have DD sized boobs, or larger.
rNpD1 TIL that airplanes windows are round because if there are no corners, there is nowhere for pressure to focus. Instead, it is evenly distributed across the surface. there is less chance of it warping over time and causing faults that way
B6mW TIL a little old lady (Dorothea Puente) ran a halfway house in Sacramento for the down and out. She murdered 7 of the residents and buried them in the front yard.