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TIL that not a single human pheromone has been identified

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gMw7 TIL a rare condition exists where the body is completely paralyzed, while the mind remains normal and fully aware. The symptoms are sometimes mistaken as death. it’s called “locked-in state syndrome.
e0x0n TIL Oreo "Double Stuf" do NOT contain double the amount of filling, but merely 1.86 times the amount, though Nabisco refutes this claim.
OoOpY TIL the U.S. Postal Service is required by law to fly the POW-MIA flag anytime they fly the American Flag.
WkYLB TIL Ada Lovelace, the only legitimate daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron, is widely considered to be the very first “computer programmer” based on her notes for an “Analytical Engine” written more than 150 years ago
R5Knw TIL the children's song "Playmate" was first recorded by multiple artists in 1940, with the melody plagiarized from a 1904 song, "Iola."