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TIL Charles Darwin believed the reason the human menstrual cycle is the same length as the lunar cycle is because humans evolved on the seashore and needed to be in sync with lunar tides.

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69X0l TIL according to a 2008 study of 6,000 dog owners, the most aggressive breed is the wiener dog.
BrBpK TIL mass deaths due to the governmental acts of criminal omission and neglect is called Democide
x6vw1 TIL Jewish philosopher Franz Rosenzweig's last sentence was meticulously typed by his wife as she recited the alphabet and he told her when to stop but he didn't finish as he was interrupted and it concerned a "point of all points, which the Lord has truly revealed to me in my sleep"
nWrMP TIL that Prince Rupert, a general in the English Civil War, was constantly accompanied by a large white poodle named "Boy". Boy was rumored by Rupert's enemies to possess sinister magical powers, became a worldwide celebrity, and was finally killed in battle.
1gJ4 TIL that in The Beatles song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” neither George Harrison nor John Lennon plays the lead guitar part. Eric Clapton does.