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TIL that 4% of the sand on Normandy beaches are still made up of metal particles from D-Day landings

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YrvA TIL that living in an area where you can see the ocean has been found to reduce psychological stress, even after controlling for factors such as income and neighborhood status.
wb9E TIL that within one year after a vasectomy, sixty to seventy per cent of vasectomized men develop antisperm antibodies.
OGV5a TIL Adults with ADHD and SOI: Had their onset of melatonin an average of 1.5 hours later than normal, which correlated with falling asleep much beyond their bedtime.
0dO11 TIL of Margaret Clitherow, who despite being pregnant with her fourth child, was pressed to death in York, England in 1586. The two sergeants who were supposed to perform the execution hired four beggars to do it instead. She was canonised in 1970 by the Roman Catholic Church
QJPBM TIL that the ancient Egyptian god Set tried to prove his dominance by having sex with Horus. However, Horus threw Set's semen into a river, and spread his own on some lettuce (Set's favourite food). After eating the lettuce, Horus used the fact that his semen was inside Set to become ruler of Egypt