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TIL sugar rushes were determined to be a myth in 1985 (and again in 1995)

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epDW6 Today I Learned that the moon distances itself from the Earth by about 3,78 cm(1.49 inches) every year.
78PQM TIL when female mamals are sexually receptive for copulation, the act when they arch their back and raise their hips to a potential mate is called "presenting".
D1lWV TIL the first president of the United States, George Washington died in an incident of phlebotomy aka bloodletting gone wrong. In order to treat his throat infection, his three doctors could not agree on his diagnosis. They ended up draining eight pints of blood.
w4EP TIL in Hamburg, Germany, there is a Food Additives Museum dedicated to the emulsifiers, stabilizers, dyes, thickeners, preservatives, and flavorings in our everyday foods. The exhibits explains the history and current landscape of food additives in an informational rather than political way.
J1nZ1 TIL before the West-Point class of 1915. The term “The class the stars fell on” was previously applied to the class of 1886, which produced many general officers for WW I. 25 of the 77 graduates became generals and the class included John Pershing and Mason Patrick.