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TIL that changes in hormonal concentration due to endocrinological diseases could cause changes in the heart rate and blood pressure

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MeR7a TIL Cats that have saggy bellies aren't just fat. It's called the 'Primordial Pouch' and helps protect them during fights by allowing them to move easier when running and jumping.
EG7x TIL when a man came to a clinic with a chronic infection in his left ear, doctors tried everything to help him from antibiotics to ear drops, but nothing worked. Out of desperation, he decided to take earwax from his good ear and place it in his bad one. After two days his infection was cured.
pYwbe TIL Bats talk about sex, food, and sleep.
0wopv TIL wisdom teeth are virtually nonexistent in indigenous Mexicans
WwLN TIL that during a Roman Triumph, which were rare, spectacular parades commemorating the honor awarded to a victorious Roman general by the Senate, a slave would have to accompany the honored while whispering “Remember: you will die” into their ear so that they may not let the honor go to their head.