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TIL that testicles are getting smaller with each generation

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nepyG TIL that certain languages lack any word for left/right and instead use the cardinal directions to express orientation on a small scale, e.g. "the cup is to the north of me."
nWV5G TIL that Mansa Musa was so wealthy, he crashed Egypts economy for 12 years after his visit, by giving gold as a gift on his way to Mecca in the 13th Century.
166GV TIL Men are twice as likely to engage in gambling as women (69% compared to 36%) and they are 2.5 times as likely to have gambling problems (20.1% compared to 7.8%)
wWv8 TIL There’s a small underground railway in London devoted to delivering mail
JQxv TIL The bald guy the Joker threatened in The Dark Knight is the third person in line of Presidential Succession of the US