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TIL infants are born the ability to use logarithmic counting and if left unaltered never change to our system of 5 or 10 based integer method

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xVN01 TIL of silverfish in the desert that drink water as they can absorb moisture from the air through their anus.
OoRp1 TIL that men also have hormonal cycles albeit not to the same degree as women but testosterone rises and falls over the course of a day or multiple days and can cause similar symptoms regarding ones mood and mental health.
mxgjE TIL the most fertile woman in history, a Mrs. Vassilyev, gave birth to 69 children
waX6 TIL in 2005 an Oklahoma judge was caught using a penis pump and oiling himself up during criminal trials. Court employees reported hearing strange whooshing sounds, and thought the judge might be tying fishing lures underneath the bench.
WkOnN TIL the oldest still existing university in the world from around 800 A.D. was founded by a woman