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TIL that approximately 8% of all rams (male sheep) exhibit an exclusive sexual preference for other rams and this preference is linked to a decreased volume of a particular brain region compared to “straight” rams.

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Wa08 TIL a Russian man named Vasili Arkhipov prevented WWIII after refusing his captain’s orders to launch nuclear torpedoes at US Navy battleships during the Cuban Missile Crisis. 2 out of the 3 officers on board the submarine wanted fire the missile, however a unanimous decision was required.
dZxd TIL In the infamous 2012 Dehli bus gang-rape case, the victim was not only raped by 6 men, she also had a crooked iron rod forced inside her, rupturing her diaphragm and then had 80% of her intestines removed through her vagina by hand
R7b48 TIL about The “10 Cent Beer Night” Riot at the 1974 Indians v Rangers MLB game where the Indians ended up having to fight their own fans using bats to defend their rivals.
0aW1 TIL that monosodium glutamate (MSG) has no extraordinary negative effect on the human body, contrary to common perception
Lkm4p TIL the shrewish short-tailed opossum has the greatest number of nipples of any mammal, it can boast a 27 gun salute.