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TIL: Many birth control pills contain Folic Acid to prevent neural tube defects if the contraceptive happened to fail.

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W7YBN TIL that early in Edgar Allen Poe's writing career, he published an essay exposing a fake chess-playing automaton that was actually operated by a chess master hidden inside. The essay employs a method of deduction called 'ratiocination' which is used by C. Auguste Dupin, Poe's fictional detective.
rEkw TIL that high dream recallers have stronger brain activity in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex (mPFC) and in Temporo-perietal Junction (TPJ); this makes them wake up many times during sleep and enables them to remember dreams more efficiently than low dream recallers.
6EenW TIL that in Germany there's a festival without bands. There even is stage, but no one is performing. The idea is to enjoy the atmosphere of a festival without the pressure of having to see all the bands you payed for.
0wPJR TIL that this is what animals that exist today would look like if drawn based on their bones - just like dinosaurs are
0n9R TIL of the condition called “Jogger’s Nipple” where your nipples can bleed during a prolonged period of exercise