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TIL that rare percentage of females develop undescended testes with an absent uterus leading to a high level of testosterone in the system.

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DQvGD TIL David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians, was born Vernon Wayne Howell. He changed his name to "David Koresh" in 1990, reflecting his belief in the biblical lineage of King David. "Koresh" is the Hebrew name for Cyrus, the Persian king who freed Jews from Babylonian captivity.
l7ZWB TIL that Elon had a Tesla Roadster in space, much less for 7 years now
Ak5g TIL George Lucas gave a speech in 1988 to Congress about the need to protect films from being altered. “People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.”
wo5BW TIL that in order to grow vanilla, humans have to hand pollinate every vanilla orchid by delicately pressing the stamen and stigma together
ANJYx TIL Gregor Mendel originally planned to use mice for his famous genetics research but was forced to use peas because a Bishop was uncomfortable mice would be having sex in the abbey.