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TIL Sperm were first observed in 1677, and were described as “Animalcules”, each containing a miniature yet fully formed human. This came into question when it was pointed out that meant each sperm itself carried sperm.

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lo01K TIL about Conflict Kitchen, a take-out restaurant in Pittsburgh that serves only ethnic food from countries which the United states is in conflict with
GKk7 TIL in the 1960s, Baghdad was a modern, flourishing, and a very clean city by 60s standards. Girls play volleyball, men play board games in open air cafes while sipping strong Arabic coffee, the police force looks purposeful, the traffic is orderly.
vKPx TIL that 54% of girls under age 16 have experienced some form of unwanted sexual attention; 24% have experienced rape or coercive sex; 17% have experienced incest. The rate of sexual abuse for girls with disabilities is quadruple that of the national average. (Today is Women’s day.)
b9YYQ TIL During times of war and other crises in Britain, men with seafaring experience would be taken against their will by press gangs to become part of the Royal Navy crew. Sometimes they were taken in the middle of the street and would find themselves trapped on a ship and with no hope of escape.
9Omm TIL 16% of cell phones are contaminated with E. coli bacteria from fecal matter.