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TIL that men are capable of sensing the earth's geomagnetic field, but only under blue light and only when they're hungry.

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eppnL TIL prostate cancer is the cancer a non-smoking man is most likely to die from in the US.
5Y7w8 TIL AC/DC briefly considered breaking up after their original frontman, Bon Scott, died. However, encouraged by the insistence from Scott's parents that he would've wanted them to go on, the band decided to continue. They found Brian Johnson as their new frontman and "Back in Black" was made.
M858 TIL the actor who played the scientist from “In a cave with a box of scraps” scene in Iron Man was Ralphie from A Christmas Story. He was also one of the executive producers of the film.
m4yy TIL that the word “fancy” in “fancy ketchup” refers its higher specific gravity in comparison to “standard ketchup.”
xVGjk TIL in 2008 a woman from Ireland died from an allergic reaction to canine semen after having sex with a dog.