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TIL of parasitic castration, a strategy of parasites, where the host's ability to reproduce is destroyed by the parasite, to its benefit

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aBbJ TIL That the United States is one of only eight countries (out of 188 with known policies) without mandatory paid maternal leave for pregnant women.
B0PL TIL More money is put into incarceration than education
ep59k TIL of the Great Raft - a log jam that was over 175 miles in length. It was so massive it led to the formation of several lakes in Louisiana, shaped hundreds of miles of farmland around it, and took 5 years for the Corp of Engineers to clear in the 1830s.
4XJPN TIL Instagram racked up $20 billion in ad revenue in 2019, handily eclipsing YouTube's $15.1 billion -- yes, the most popular video site on the planet wasn't as lucrative as a photo-focused social network.
JYwjB TIL of Conspiracy Theory Rock - A Banned Segment from Saturday Night Live, part of a March 1998 "TV Funhouse" segment, has been removed from all subsequent airings of the Saturday Night Live episode where it originally appeared because it "wasn't funny".