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TIL that a way to determine if a person is interested in you (can be sexual or nonsexual) is to check if their pupils are dilated when talking to him/her.

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4k085 TIL, immediately after WWII, the U.S Government took 1,600 Nazi scientists back to the U.S. This secret operation was called “Operation Paperclip”. Many of these ex-Nazis scientists went to work for NASA. The most famous ex-Nazi scientist was Wernher von Braun.
glY9 TIL that in March 2003, Denmark became the first country to regulate on trans fats in foods (2% limit on ingredients) and has since seen a 50% decrease in ischemic heart disease
e0rvL TIL that Giraffes in Africa have different patterns based on the region they originate from
E1dxP TIL that during the great depression people thought that they will die faster because the shortage of food but in reality their life expectancy rose up because of fasting
xVNeB TIL many people in Switzerland eat cat and dog meat, particularly at Christmas.