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TIL Pig orgasms can last 30 minutes. A 2012 study found that high performance boars have an average ejaculation duration of 6 minutes. One male continuously produced semen for 31 minutes

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evbk TIL there is a tribe in Zimbabwe whom have two toes on each foot. possibly an aid in tree climbing the condition prevails because of a small genetic pool among the Vadoma and is propagated by the tribal law that forbids members to marry outside the group.
o418 TIL smallpox infested blankets were never given to Native Americans by the US Army, or anyone. Some scientist even tried their best to provide the native populations with vaccines
pNV8 TIL U.S. Pennies dated 1944 - 1946 were minted with rifle and artillery-shell casings from WWII.
gMgr9 TIL that bees have a stomach specifically for honey. If they get hungry they can turn a valve which allows some of the collected nectar to travel to their stomach.
xVaX7 TIL of an obese Scottish man who went 382 days without food. He survived on coffee, tea and sparkling water along with potassium and sodium supplements. He went from 456 pounds to 180 pounds. All of this was documented and published in the Postgraduate Medical Journal.