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TIL about tomato stitching

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WBJA TIL velleity is a word that means having an aspiration, but not having enough motivation to actually accomplish it. AKA me irl.
RWr7 TIL Leonardo Da Vinci’s drawing, “Coition of a Hemisected Man and Woman”, illustrates the Medieval notion that sperm comes from the brain. [NSFW]
XEWZj TIL: about Disulfiram (Antabuse) which is a drug used to treat Alcoholism. It causes acute sensitivity to alcohol, producing hangover like symptoms almost immediately after consuming any amount of alcohol.
R7Wvw TIL According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization livestock production accounts for 70 percent of all agricultural land and 30 percent of the land surface of the planet.
gMkM7 TIL in 1589, William Lee was refused a patent grant for his knitting machine after Elizabeth I feared automation would lead to mass unemployment