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TIL men have fluctuating hormonal changes similiar to women’s monthly cycle that can cause anxiety, frustration, and other emotional behavior.

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kJky5 TIL There is no laundry facility on the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts typically wear their clothes until they are too dirty and then discard them. These clothes are placed in a cargo ship that will eventually burn up upon re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.
OomaR Today I learned that Branch Rickey, who broke baseball's color barrier by hiring Jackie Robinson, had a daughter who flew military aircraft in World War II. As a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, she ferried bombers and fighters to free up male pilots. Those trailblazing Rickeys!
Jplj TIL Harrison Ford was originally hired to build cabinets for George Lucas, and got the part of Han Solo on a whim
yQbN8 TIL on August 4, 1922, phone service across the United States and Canada was suspended for one minute to honor Alexander Graham Bell's funeral with a moment of silence.
0ZRN TIL there is a Kappa Kappa Kappa (KKK) fraternity on Darthmouth’s campus that predates that other KKK by 24 years