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TIL that administering testosterone to patients with social anxiety disorder has been found to increase their willingness to face situations which are perceived as socially threatening.

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XDJr TIL a herd of bison were shipped to an island off California 90 years ago for a movie shoot and left there. The herd is still thriving, so much so they have been put on birth control.
JYp4v TIL that Doves and Pigeons are the same bird. For example the common pigeon, Columba livia, is called a rock dove or a rock pigeon
rN6K0 TIL about Mallet's Mortar, a giant cannon created by the UK way back in 1857. The cannon was so massive it used cannonballs which weighed over 2,000 pounds. And it was so powerful that it could shoot those giant cannonballs a distance of 1.5 miles.
4XNgN TIL that because Pluto’s orbit is so elliptical, it is actually closer to the sun than Neptune for 20 years every 248 years
rmQ0 TIL there is a tribe in India that has passed down for generations the art of manipulating tree roots to create a system of “living” bridges.