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TIL - Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago

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VMgmm TIL in 1985, a Coca-Cola employee was fired for being engaged to a Pepsi employee
wLL1o Really, really old
gQ67 TIL Europe is experiencing its longest period of peace since the Roman Empire
VZyB TIL Why the spicy mustard you get with Chinese food, burns your sinuses instead of mostly your tongue is because it’s got a different chemical than capsaicin that is more volatile. It basically evaporates when you chew it.
nOoG TIL that Castration prevents male pattern baldness if done before the hair is lost