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TIL there is evidence to suggest that semen has anti-depressant effects in women

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KD7a TIL that Iran has succeeded in sharply reducing its birth rate in recent years by emphasizing the benefits of smaller families and the use of contraception.
6a1X TIL in Jamaica, if you are a gay man and you are caught having sex with another man, you can be imprisoned for up to ten years.
ZpwAQ TIL right after the Manhattan Project's Trinity explosion test was completed, Kenneth Bainbridge, who was the director of the test, remarked to Robert Oppenheimer that "now we are all sons of bitches." Afterwards, he dedicated most of his scientific career to ending the testing of nuclear weapons.
vPGQ7 TIL that Levamisole, a veterinary deworming agent, now used to treat nephrotic syndrome in children, was once rampant as an adulterant for cocaine. It resulted in increased renal injury, vasculitis and necrosis of skin.
r8b0 TIL LOTR dwarves are supposed to speak with Arabic or Hebrew accent, resulting in dwarven place names like Khazad-dûm and Moria, not Scottish as per popular culture today.