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TIL the number on a jersey affects your opponets perception of you athletic prowess.

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d8pNK TIL that ethinlyestradiol (EE2) can cause impaired sexual differentiation in male embryos. Said embryos are intersex, genetically male but physically female.
kJ0Ne TIL While often used interchangeably, hot chocolate and hot cocoa are technically different things
mxe1o TIL the wounded warrior project only gives 60% of their profits back, compared to their counter parts who donate 90%+
LAgv TIL that PayPal had accidentally added $92 quadrillion to a man’s account. (that’s 1,300 times greater than the world’s annual GDP!)
9w0Kr TIL the Japanese word "saboru". In the early 1900s, "sabotage" caught on in Japan to describe industrial actions. However, it was shortened and took on a different meaning: "cutting classes" or "skipping work". Now it’s so casually used that even some native speakers don’t realize it’s a loanword.