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TIL that India now has the world's largest population.

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19pP TIL that men tend to overestimate women’s sexual intent. This is an adaptive bias in order to have the least amount of missed sexual opportunities
D8Mp TIL that the loneliest man in the world is the sole survivor of his tribe and lives completely alone in the Amazon forest.
n7YW TIL American psychologist Harry Harlow put rhesus monkeys into a “Pit of Despair” for up to a year to study depression.
5YBDk TIL Chinese author Ding Ling wrote a short story called "Miss Sophia's Diary" in 1927. Much of the diary concerns Miss Sophia's romantic attraction and sexual desire, and even reveals her bisexuality. The story is considered a landmark in the evolving role of women in China during the Republican era
x6eLg TIL: The first chemotherapy drugs were derived from Mustard gas - a chemical warfare agent used during WWI