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TIL The basal epidermal cells of the human foreskin contain estrogen receptors, whose purpose is not yet fully understood and requires further study

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7rr6p Short answer: Blame it on hot air, or swirling air, or something else
Ypv1B TIL when Boeing fired over 70,000 employees in Seattle during the 1970s Boeing Bust, a billboard was placed on the highway leaving Seattle stating: “Will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights.”
7mxx TIL: The Cuckoo Bumblebee has lost the ability to collect pollen and to rear their brood. Once a female has infiltrated a host colony, she will kill/subdue the queen of that colony and forcibly “enslave” the workers of that colony to feed her and her developing young.
Zd8a TIL The church of Scientology’s sued a former member for “hate campaigning” when she offered a helpline for people negatively affected by their organization
p8j14 TIL Christopher Nolan refused to use green screens for Interstellar, instead opting to build an actual set for the black hole scene and suspend Matthew McConaughey on wires