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TIL: That adopted children of homosexual parents are significantly more likely to have non-hetero sexuality types, indicating that sexuality is not always determined by genes and is a trait that can be taught, influenced, or acquired.

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1dNO TIL In 1989, a bottle, also from Thomas Jefferson’s collection, was valued at an astronomical $500,000 by its owner, William Sokolin. When Sokolin took the wine with him to a Margaux dinner at the Four Season Hotel, a waiter knocked the bottle over, breaking it. Insurers paid out $225,000.
RP58 TIL the voice actresses for the original Powerpuff Girls were never even contacted for voiceacting in the rebooted show, expressing disappointment and describing it as “a stab in the heart”.
VMGoD TIL about Musical Anehdonia, a neurological condition where a person doesn't like or listen to music. They understand and comprehend music, just don't find any enjoyment from listening to music.
dDm8B TIL the last elementary particle that we know to exist was discovered in 2012 at the CERN in Switzerland, using the Large Hadron Collider. It's called the Higgs boson and it's the particle responsible for "assigning" a mass to other elementary particles.
Ldnm TIL that Keanu Reeves donated £50 million of his earnings from ‘The Matrix’ franchise to the special effects and costume staff. Each employee received £1.75m each.