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TIL we perceive being wet primarily from the coldness of the of water evaporating. For a liquid to turn into gas, energy is needed (ex motion or heat), so energy is expended in the process. In this case from the heat of our skin. A fridge/freezer uses the same principle).

oR5xW TIL that prehistoric humans in the Indo-Burma region engaged in turtle and tortoise farming, and are thought to have spread the elongated tortoise beyond its natural range due to using the species as a food source.
D17OY TIL the guitars on the 1983 David Bowie song "Modern Love" were played by Texas bluesman Stevie Ray Vaughan and funk guitarist Nile Rogers of the dance band Chic.
GA6DG TIL the equinox has a related phenomenon: the equilux. The equinoxes are the days when the equator is at its closest point to the sun. Locally, however, some days before or after an equinox is when daylight and darkness specifically are closest to equal. This is the equilux.
rREQw TIL Prison Guards once handcuffed an inmates hands above his head outside in 100+ degree weather, took his clothes so he would receive more intense sun burns and refused to give him any water for 7 hours. The courts ruled that what the guards had done wasn't cruel or unusual punishment.
WwV8 TIL men’s hesitance towards promiscuous women (in considering a meaningful relationship) is not based on the woman’s previous sexual behavior itself, but on the fear of being fooled and taken advantage of.