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TIL Penis length and girth, and circumference is passed mostly by the X chromosome (mother) which contains around 900 genes compared with the Y chromosome’s (father) estimated 90 genes

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a8Lmo TIL about Iapetus, one of Saturn's moons that has a 12m (20km) high ridge of mountains running almost perfectly along the entire equator, dividing the moon into a bright side and a dark side
YexB TIL four out of every five animals on Earth is a nematode
abdA TIL mucus in the nose serves to dissolve odor molecules so that they can activate different receptors, and also to protect from toxic odorants
VBoDG TIL how 3D geometry and prespective on Computer and CGI works by perspective and planes. which is similar to the optical illusion drawn in papers or walls. Geometry with brain and eye tricks
yQ5m8 TIL that in 1993, the Pantai Remis landslide occurred in Malaysia, where a massive tin mine collapsed, generating what one academic has described as “the best landslide video ever seen” despite the bad resolution.