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TIL Men only have nipples because they develop them before being assigned a gender as an embryo

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rRp61 TIL of the Call of the Void, which is a sudden impulse to jump off high places, swerve your car into oncoming traffic, or cut yourself while holding a sharp object. It’s a common phenomenon, with one study concluded that it is likely related to the wiring of your brain.
mRVp TIL some owls keep blind snakes in their nests as helpful associates, reducing the abundance of nest parasites
QNGDM TIL: In 1998, elementary students in Aurora, Colorado started buying slaves in Sudan to free them, this gained global attention with schools in other countries starting slave buyback programs until it became clear that the money was just helping slavery grow
87JX TIL the Men’s Warehouse guy (“I guarantee it”) was fired because he had “difficulty accepting the fact” that, although he founded the company, he was no longer in control as a CEO, and just simply a pitchman.
OonbL TIL I learned that Medal of Honor recipients are entitled to much more than the medal including a $1,300 monthly bonus, 10% retirement raise & may wear their uniform even after they are out of the service.