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TIL there’s no scientific evidence that we should have 8 glasses of water each day.

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yQlra TIL Morocco was the first nation, in 1777, to officially recognize the United States of America by opening its ports to American ships. In 1786 the nation signed a treaty of 'peace and friendship', a document that marks one of the longest diplomatic relationships US history.
p6wA TIL - A botched circumcision removed a young boy’s penis leading to him being brought as a female as part of a study to show that children are not by nature feminine or masculine. He rejected his female reassignment and later committed suicide.
N77gQ TIL that ice cream company Ben & Jerry's has a real life graveyard for dicontinued flavours
J1KRQ TIL. of the Disability Paradox where non-disabled people thinkthat being disabled would result in terrible quality of life, but that is not what disabled people report
Xj8D TIL that on September 13, 1985 a USAF F-15 that was only slightly modified successfully shot down a US satellite.