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TIL when suicide is taken into account, more men die as a result of domestic abuse than women.

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ORY1 TIL that from 1902-1907, a group of 12 scientists regularly ate dangerous, common food additives that had previously been untested, such as formaldehyde, and documented how they reacted to said additives. They were known as “The Poison Squad,” and helped spur the creation of the FDA.
DQxwv TIL that refrigerated bread isn't hard due to moisture loss but crystalized starch which can be fixed by simply heating it up.
pY5ON TIL Tim Curry was good friends with Freddie Mercury. Curry, a keen horticulturalist, also designed Freddie Mercury's garden. Once, upon returning from a tour, Mercury told Curry that his garden was dead and jokingly asked him to water it for him.
jpEa TIL that The Pokemon Company has registered over 700 domains for each type of Pokemon that, when a Pokemon’s name is typed in as a url, they will be brought to the official Pokedex entry for the Pokemon they entered as the url.
vgrK TIL researchers from the UK’s Manchester Metropolitan University found that mice actually prefer sweets over cheeses