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TIL The Mississippi University for Women has a Men’s Basketball team.

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jNvPE TIL: Rodents cannot vomit which is why poison is such an effective way of getting rid of them
E1ywP TIL Hanno of Carthage, the first explorer who wrote about Gorillas describes them as hairy, savage humans. His crew managed to capture 3 females alive but killed them and took their pelts, after they were deemed too dangerous to handle
J1Bem TIL about Thesmophoria, an ancient Greek festival in honor of the harvest goddess, Demeter. It was restricted to adult women and the rites were kept secret.
e0aOb TIL that Baywatch's fans were predominantly women. 65% of viewers were female, with its number-one audience being women aged 18 to 34. It turns out that the female viewers liked that the show's lead characters were strong, independent, heroic women who were saving lives and were equal to the men.
xVYL0 TIL in 2009 Astronaut and lunar explorer Buzz Aldrin teamed up with rapper Snoop Dogg to release a song celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission