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TIL that sense of smell has a significant effect on our relationships. Studies show that men without a sense of smell are more insecure and, as a result, less likely to find love.

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wLJwP TIL that although Nolan Ryan holds 51 Major League Baseball records including most no-hitters thrown, most strikeouts, and the lowest batting average allowed over a career, he never won the Cy Young Award.
7rO97 TIL Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist and teacher, devised the periodic table. In 1867, one day after working for three straight days, he got the inspiration from a dream: "Awakening, I immediately wrote it down on a piece of paper.” He named his discovery the “periodic table of the elements.”
4XLJg TIL that the Vulcan Salute from Star Trek was actually based off of an ancient Jewish hand sign used in the priestly blessing. Leonard Nimoy, a Jewish man, based the iconic gesture off the age old Jewish tradition
JVOj TIL the Walt Disney company owned an island near Orlando that opened a theme park in 1974 called Treasure Island. The park was later renamed Discovery Island and mysteriously closed in 1999 without any explanation given.
nenG TIL that Alan Rabinowitz, a renowned wildlife conservationist, devoted himself to the cause because he was a severe stutterer as a child, and he never stuttered when he talked to his stuffed animals.