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TIL that Castration prevents male pattern baldness if done before the hair is lost

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Zp4p TIL that the NFL made 9 billion dollars in revenue last year but paid NO taxes because it’s registered as a non-profit organization.
WkQd9 TIL - Some early forms of corn were only edible as popcorn. The Aztecs were making popcorn from wild corn prior to making flour from corn.
rnMd TIL in 1956, the U.S. passed the Refrigerator Safety Act, which made it mandatory for all fridges to be magnetically sealed. This was due to the high amount of children who suffocated in latched refrigerators.
ANYkg TIL mIRC still exists and being updated, last one came out 2 months ago.
v1pYL TIL during the film production of Apollo 13, producers originally wanted Kevin Costner to play as Jim Lovell due to his facial similarities with the main character. Instead, Tom Hanks was cast because he was a big fan of Apollo and space histories.