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TIL the ratio in length between the middle:pointer finger can be used to determine how much testosterone you were exposed to in the womb

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rN950 TIL about Frank Hann, an Australian explorer who collected the cut off ears of Aboriginal people and kept their sliced off heads as souvenirs
QJnoE TODAY I LEARNED...about the German invasion of Western Europe and North Africa in 1940: I feel that this person's video is very educational and informative on the history topic of WW2 and even history in general!
Wk7yN TIL that British govt in India also promoted caste system by segregating people as martial and non-martial. Also, they designated people of certain castes criminals by birth
jOxv TIL During Beijing 2008 Olympics opening ceremony, the little girl in red actually lipsynced to another girls recording because the girl who actually sang it was deemed not good looking enough.
5V9W9 TIL of the Name-Letter Effect, where people tend to like the letters in their name over other letters. It holds in other languages, and is tied to self-esteem. People tend to favor brands that share their initials, and donate to disaster relief for hurricanes with their same first letter.