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TIL that menstruation is actually very rare in mammals. Other than humans, only 9 primate species, 4 bat species, the elephant shrew, and one species of mouse menstruate. All other female mammals reabsorb their uterine lining, rather than shed it

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ner8P TIL In the USA, we vote on Tuesdays because farmers often needed a full day to travel by horse-drawn vehicles to the county seat to vote. Tuesday was established as election day because it did not interfere with the Biblical Sabbath or with market day, which was on Wednesday in many towns.
41pg TIL that Mozart disliked Adriana Ferrarese del Bene due to her arrogance. Knowing that she has the tendency to drop her chin on low notes and throw back her head on high notes, Così fan tutte was made just to make her head “bob like a chicken” onstage.
RdLa TIL LSD is considered to pose less of a threat to your physical health than alcohol.
VM894 TIL Colliding with a 1 centimeter paint fleck in orbit will do the damage of a 550 pound object traveling at 60 MPH on Earth
GY4BG TIL the male penis bone is non-skeletal, which means the bone basically floats in the penis.