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TIL left-handed men are more likely to be homosexual than their right-handed counterparts

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e04PL TIL that in the European Union you are not allowed to skip your break if you are working more than 6 hours a day.
G7n7 TIL that sociologist Diana C. Mutz discovered in her 2006 book Hearing the Other Side, those with the highest levels of education had the lowest exposure to people with conflicting points of view, while those who have not graduated from high school can claim the most diverse discussion mates.’
R5pa TIL that Hitler originally had a handlebar mustache, but was ordered to shave it to his famous toothbrush style during WWI in order for his gas mask to fit air tight.
JYgv4 TIL Australian physician Barry Marshall was awarded a Nobel prize for infecting himself with bacterium Helicobacter pylori to show that it caused stomach ulcers, after he was ridiculed and declined funding for his hypothesis that bacteria could survive in acidic conditions
JlmQ TIL an area of Canada nearly twice the size of Texas was almost renamed “Bob” after politicians in the Northwest Territories asked residents to propose a new name. The campaign to name the territory Bob began as a prank, but thousands supported it. Politicians and Aboriginal leaders were not amused