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TIL that 14.7% of men that had a vasectomy reported pain in the testicles (PVPS) that didn't go away at least 7 months after the procedure, with 0.9% describing the pain as "quite severe and noticeably affecting their quality of life".

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d8dBB TIL that spending just a few months in Antartica can shrink your brain due to environmental monotony and prolonged isolation
4kpbg TIL London Bridge Station has a working pipe organ which any passer-by can play!
gMLRD TIL 71 new species were discovered in 2019. Among them are the gorgeous looking cat-eyed cardinalfish & a fish called Wakanda. There have been 1,375 new species discovered since 2010!
05aA TIL a dairy farm in Hong Kong, despite having no cattle on site, has been churning out some 4000 bottles of “fresh milk” made of formula everyday since 2008 without the public’s knowledge
X0E5P TIL: stereotypes about "stupid, lazy Southerners" in the US were caused by centuries of hookworm infection which causes lethargy, anemia and iron deficiency. These, in turn, negatively affect growth and intellectual development in children.