› added 7 years ago

93

TIL studies show that the more older brothers a man has, the greater the probability that he will be gay.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

EgJl7 TIL: weight gain happens because fat cells become larger in both size and number, while weight loss only reduces the size of fat cells, so you end up with a larger number of fat cells than before.
LkPnp TIL that Oleandrin was purported as a promising cancer treatment in a 2013 study, however, the study was retracted (by the publisher) in 2016 because it contained plagiarized materials from user-generated web articles.
epp9k TIL about the "Marche du Nain Rouge" a costumed festival and parade every spring in Detroit where residents banish "Nain Rogue" or " The Demon of the Strait" for another year.
rde0 TIL Ingrown toe nails are only found in shoe-wearing cultures and are caused by downward pressure on the nail by the shoe
GYO1j TIL Researchers have discovered what appear to be the remnants of red blood cells and collagen structures in 75 million-year-old dinosaur fossils.