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TIL that the longest orgasm in mammals is that of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus). On average, its orgasm lasts 30 minutes, but it can last for as long as 90 minutes.

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grZPL TIL it is unlikely that Jack the Ripper targeted prostitutes. There is no evidence to suggest most of his victims were sex workers. Some evidence indicates they were asleep when they were approached (no sounds or signs of a struggle, all found in a reclined position).
R5xyl TIL that during the Cold War, the CIA experimented with using pigeons equipped with tiny cameras to conduct aerial surveillance. While it sounds like a joke, pigeons were genuinely deployed for spy missions!
kOgXg TIL the phrase survival of the fittest is popularly wrongly attributed to Charles Darwin. It was coined by a philosopher called Herbert Spencer seven years before Darwin's publication of his theory of natural history, The Origin of the Species.
b9ON TIL that the Mormon religion instructs their missionaries to openly lie and tell half-truths to protect the religion from criticism.