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TIL that every dog testicle examined in a study contained microplastics. So did human testicles

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6Bm7 TIL that testicles have taste receptors and they are essential for reproduction. In testing with mice, researchers found that when the taste receptors were removed from the mice, the mice became infertile.
9Ygm6 TIL The Declaration of Independence portrayed George III as an inflexible tyrant who had squandered his right to govern the colonies. In reality Parliamentary ministers, not the crown, were responsible for colonial policies, though George still had means of direct and indirect influence
0Ay1 TIL Al Capone’s armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect FDR after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
5YZmk TIL that donkeys are extremely territorial and have a deep rooted hatred towards canines, there also more than capable of killing foxes, dogs and other perceived threats towards there herd.
4O4N TIL that during the Serbo-Bulgarian war in 1885, Serbia signed a one day armistice in order to allow Red Cross aid convoys to pass through Serbia into Bulgaria who had no medical corps. Serbia also donated some of their own supplies to Bulgaria.