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TIL that female tears contain an odorless chemical that reduces testosterone levels in men.

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xVBM7 TIL that when they were filming the 1967 Dr. Dolittle production was delayed because a giraffe stepped on its own dick
78Wkb TIL the Sega Corporation was originally called Service Games with a focus on coin-operated amusement machines for servicemembers and moved to Japan after the US government outlawed slot machines in 1952.
b8XZ TIL of Adolf Tolkachev, the Soviet engineer and CIA Asset who singlehandedly provided enough information to compromise the MiG-29 and MiG-31, among other advanced avionics before being betrayed by EL Howard and executed by the KGB in 1985.
Wav9 TIL of Sokushinbutsu - the buddhist act of self-mummification, a process which takes up to 10 years, the oldest mummy found is 550 years old
ANg5a TIL Pliny the Elder was a naturalist and author who apparently died trying to mount a boat rescue for victims of the Pompeii disaster.