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TIL that oral birth control extends the half life of caffeine, meaning that women on bc may have caffeine in their systems for 4 hours longer than typical. This may lead to anxiety, headaches, and increased heart rate.

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VBK80 TIL that Project Stargate was a CIA plan to use psychic powers for spying
6Eejw TIL that if you were to stand at the top of the Olympus Mons on Mars, the tallest planetary mountain in the solar system, you would not be able to tell you were on a mountain due to the shallow slope in the mountain extending further than the horizon line, which is a mere three kilometers away.
KOJRQ TIL Max Brooks, author of World War Z and son of Mel Brooks, is dyslexic. Brooks' mother, Anne Bancroft, put her career on hold to educate her son, making audio cassettes for all his assigned readings. Brooks thanked his mother, saying, "not only did my mother give me my life, she saved my life."
X0w5j TIL the first depiction of backward time travel is believed to be in the Chinese novel "Supplement to the Journey to the West" (1640) by Dong Yue, which features magical mirrors and jade gateways that connect various points in time.
VM9xB TIL during the filming of "The Passion of the Christ", the actor portraying Jesus endured accidental lashings, a dislocated shoulder, a lung infection, pneumonia, and was even struck by lightning.