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TIL semen is only 10% sperm (the little swimmers). The rest is made up of nutrients such as vitamin C, calcium and protein.

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j7lQ TIL of Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who discovered radio pulsars. Her thesis supervisor took credit and was awarded a Nobel Prize.
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