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TIL that women’s tears contain pheromones that lower men’s testosterone levels.

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D1yOV TIL John Carpenter filmed twelve minutes of additional material during the production of Halloween II for scenes to be added into the TV broadcast of Halloween. The extra scenes were filmed so Halloween would fit into a two hour time slot on NBC.
g9eL TIL that in 1998 a US military jet cut the cables of a cable car in Italy killing 20 people. No one was convicted. [Possibly NSFW]
6AY TIL there is a disease where you eventually stop sleeping, and then die. There is no cure.
b9EwE TIL Diego is a hoodland tortoise who was a part of a breeding programme. He fathered 900 offsrping, and is responsible for bringing the population out of near extinction to a 2000 strong population today.
E1EMx TIL in 1940, a man saw House Finches for sale in Brooklyn–sold as Hollywood Finches, a violation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act. He told the Audubon Society & they went undercover–busting shops selling them. Shops released them to avoid penalty. Now they’re one of the most widespread birds in America.