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TIL hurricanes and storms induce labor in pregnant women because low barometric pressures induce delivery by leading to breaking their water.

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9YLDr TIL in the Aymara language, the past is considered to be in front while the future is behind. Linguists believe this is a visual conception, as you are able to see what is in front like you are able to know the past, but you are unable see what is behind like you are unable to know the future.
dKA7 TIL Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
Br9GK TIL about the Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine, which was giving out random cans of soda most of which were discontinued decades ago, or were not available in US. Machine operated up until June 2018
R79Oa TIL Melanie Griffith's family kept a lion as a pet. Her family started raising big cats to later make a movie with them in it.
vPje4 TIL of a machine lubricant called Thames Mud Butter, made from fats that were skimmed from the sewage effluent of late 19th century London.