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TIL that close physical proximity may help to increase the levels of Oxytocin in men, thereby increasing the potential for faithfulness among men in monogamous relationships.

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67GW TIL barnacles have the largest penis to body ratio in the animal kingdom.
Z8GaQ TIL that the beautiful symmetry of a total solar eclipse happens because —by pure chance— the sun is 400 times larger than the moon, but is also 400 times farther from Earth, making the two bodies appear the exact same size in the sky.
1aE7X TIL that there is a McDonald's in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The restaurant is only accessible to the base's personnel and the chain says it has no plans to open any other branches in Cuba.
LAkd TIL Author J.D. Salinger stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day and carried a work in progress with him which would later become “Catcher in the Rye”
Mm4a TIL ~70% of Cocaine in the U.S. is cut with Levamisole, a toxic Chemo drug used to treat certain invasive cancers, because it looks like cocaine, maintains its consistency, acts as a stimulant, and even passes street purity tests. It lowers the body’s WBCs & Immune System, even in occasional users