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TIL that males and females finish urination differently. Specifically, males contract a muscle called the bulbospongiosus several times to empty the urethra, whereas the female urethra is emptied by gravity, and females do not use this muscle to 'squeeze' out the urine like males do.

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awgGM TIL Comedian Jenny Slate was effectively fired from SNL after accidentaly uttering the word "fucking" in the first scene of her first episode on the show. The experience led her to develop stage fright which she had to overcome through therapy
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