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TIL that evening-oriented (more alert at night) women (but not men) tend to be more unrestricted in sexual behavior, attitude, and desire according to a worldwide survey known as the Sociosexual Orientation Inventory.

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8akEa TIL A British border agent was fired after he added his wife to the no fly list while she was visiting family, stranding her in Pakistan for 3 years
e0aa6 TIL Until the late 15th century the word ‘girl’ simply means a child of either sex. Male babies were called ‘knave girls’ and female babies were referred to as... ‘gay girls’.
8aeoP TIL Hot dogs are not sandwiches according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council
lobN7 TIL the Mastic tree is only found on the island of Chios and has been harvested for 2500 years. It is used for digestive problems, colds, as a breath freshener (chewing gum) and a multitude of other uses. It was threatened by the Chios forest fires in August 2012
epD8D TIL of the Town of Bingham Canyon, which was founded as a copper mining town in 1863, before being completely consumed by the copper mine as it grew. The Bingham Canyon Mine is now the largest man-made open pit mine in the world, and one of the deepest as well.