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TIL that one reason spicy foods are common in hot countries is that spicy foods make you sweat, which in turn helps you cool down faster. It's a phenomenon called "gustatory hidrosis."

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VM5aB TIL Michelle Birnbaum, a Mother from New Jersey gave birth to a daughter, Rose on Feb 29 2008, coincidentally she's also born on a Leap year in 1980. The odds of mother & child sharing birthday on Leap Year is 1 is to 2 Million
neNrB TIL that Nigeria has a space program and has successfully launched several satellites into orbit.
XEgLr TIL that up until 2016, there was a pool in the middle of nowhere out in the Mojave desert that anybody could go to.
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QJ709 TIL Human Evolution solves the same problem in different ways. Native Early peoples adapted to high altitudes differently: In the Andes, their hearts got stronger, in Tibet their blood carries oxygen more efficiently.