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TIL breastfeeding invokes in the mother the neurochemical oxytocin, otherwise known as the “love drug,” which helps to focus her attention and affection on her baby. It’s now been theorized that men who do nipple foreplay and stimulation during sex can make themselves more desirable.

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XEvAR TIL Too much exposure to sun or heat drains the flowers of their bright colors. Many flowers prefer morning sun and filtered afternoon light. Other causes of faded flower color include the fact that flowers generally fade after pollination.
E7Qo TIL that gingko trees are so hardy that six are known to have survived the atom bomb and are still growing in Hiroshima—they also smell like barf.
MewgA TIL The Internet weighs the same as a strawberry (approx. 50 grams). Because the internet is run by electrons, which has a very miniscule mass.
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