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TIL that female tears contain chemicals which can decrease sexual arousal and aggression in men.

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grBN7 TIL One of the states of the Federated States of Micronesia is Yap, which controls the Yap Islands.
pP5Q TIL that Henry Kissinger said, “Military Men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in Foreign Policy” and has not denied this quote to this day.
69E8W TIL that in April of 1861, Former President Franklin Pierce wrote to the other living former presidents and asked them to consider meeting to use their stature and influence to propose a negotiated end to the war. However, this idea was ultimately never acted on.
b6pXZ TIL In Addition to the Well-Known Reading Disorders, There Are Also Writing Disorders
VBkxZ TIL about Chewang Norphel, an engineer who created 15 artificial glaciers in the Ladakh region of India, a high altitude cold desert drier than the Sahara, increasing water access to many villages transforming the lives of thousands. He was called "The Iceman of Ladakh".