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TIL: Long-term administration of ketamine induces erectile dysfunction

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YewB TIL that a single drop of seawater contains 10 million viruses, 1 million bacteria, and 1000 small protozoans
7mxx TIL: The Cuckoo Bumblebee has lost the ability to collect pollen and to rear their brood. Once a female has infiltrated a host colony, she will kill/subdue the queen of that colony and forcibly “enslave” the workers of that colony to feed her and her developing young.
w9NW TIL when puppies play, young boy dogs often let the girls win, so as to entice the females to play with them.
LQN4v TIL that Gangkhar Puensum (Bhutan) is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world. Budding mountaineers have been forbidden to climb it since 2003, and all attempts prior resulted in failure.
Ol4e TIL: In 2014 Namibia raised over $350k by auctioning off the right to hunt one endangered black rhino. The rhino was past breeding age and detrimental to the rest of the herd. The money was used to protect endangered animals.