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TIL man flu is real: men have more crushing symptoms from flu than women

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LkW7r TIL that Tony the Tiger was constantly being bombarded with tweets, from furies that are begging for Tony to please them, that may have drove him off Twitter.
loaDa TIL about the saffron crocus flower that is used to make the most valuable spice in the world (by weight)-- saffron. It can take 50,000–75,000 plants to produce 1 pound of saffron.
e0A5n TIL when constructing a pool in his backyard, a man found human remains and coffins from the 18th century
gr1MX Today I learned many of the most popular pop songs, from the last 50 years use the same four cords.
p8dop TIL of Maria Sibylla Merian, the naturalist who discovered the life cycle of butterflies and insects, painted them in breathtakingly accurate watercolors, and braved the jungles of Africa with her daughter to greatly advance the science of entomology.