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TIL pigeons, both male and female, produce milk

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XENxj TIL that the longest confirmed record of sperm storage in a female vertebrate to date belongs to a rattlesnake. Using DNA analyses, researchers confirmed that a female eastern diamond-backed rattlesnake was able to store viable sperm for at least 67 months before giving birth to a healthy brood.
lmVA TIL of Pope Fabian who served as Pope from 236-250. During the election he was not under any serious consideration until a dove landed on his head which signaled to everyone present that the Holy Spirit had marked him as the next Pope
rNVLd TIL that PET scans work based on antimatter. The patient is injected with a radioactive material that generates positrons, which annihilate with electrons in the patient’s body. The PET scanner detects the gamma radiation that’s generated.
OPEg TIL prostitutes in Brazil are enrolling in free English classes so they can provide better service for tourists during the World Cup
QNoNp TIL the South African government once issued licenses to hunt an indigenous people like animals — the last one was given out in 1936.