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TIL Cheese triggers the same part of the brain as hard drugs

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OG0mR TIL the vagina is only ONE of the internal organs of the female reproductive system, and what we see from outside is the vulva, the external part of the female reproductive system, (made up from the labia, clitoris, among others)
M7MV TIL garlic and onions help promote hair growth
mxrwx TIL that under Chinese occupation (which killed 1.2 million people), the Tibetan language is banned in Tibet
Z8gDo TIL Ancient European hunter-gatherers were using garlic mustard seeds to give their foods a peppery kick as far back as 6,000 years ago, making it the oldest evidence of spice used for cooking.
ZpMRG TIL that the oldest Norman castle in England pre-dates the Norman conquest by ~15 years. It was built by a Norman knight named Richard Scrob, granted lands near the Welsh border by Edward the Confessor, though only earthworks survive today