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TIL that, after arguing, women stay angry longer than men do because it takes their autonomic nervous system longer to lower their heart rate, adrenaline levels, muscle tension, and pupil dilation- all of which the brain interprets as signs of anger.

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e0kBE TIL in 2000 an impoundment spill in Martin County, Kentucky emptied 300 million gallons of waste (volume of the Empire State Building) containing mercury and arsenic into rivers feeding the Ohio River. Massey Energy received a $5600 fine by federal regulators.
wo6WW TIL that in 1959 the Omaha VA Hospital purchased a nuclear reactor for $154,000, it was in operation until 2001 when it was dismantled for security concerns following 9/11.
VPWB TIL Woody Guthrie, who wrote “This Land is Your Land”, painted the words “THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS” on his guitar
X0anR TIL that Leonardo da Vinci’s private life has sparked centuries of speculation about his sexuality, with Sigmund Freud analyzing his desires in Leonardo da Vinci, A Memory of His Childhood and Walter Isaacson suggesting he had homosexual relationships with male pupils.
4XW4a TIL there was a war between Ohio and Michigan over Toledo's land which sparked the Ohio-Michigan sports rivalry.