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TIL Sperm can live inside a woman’s vagina for up to 5 days waiting for her to begin ovulation.

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Oo6Ze TIL China Runs A High Speed Train From Beijing, China to Lhasa, Tibet, about 1272 miles away, and passes through the highest elevation attained by any train in the world (16,600ft) requiring oxygen to be pumped into the specially built passenger cabins and with a doctor onboard every train
yoQX TIL that more species of plants exist on a mountain in South Africa than in the whole UK
JYQd8 TIL It's impossible to get an original theatrical cut of Star Wars. Every single release that can be obtained has been altered in some way. Even some of the later theatrical releases in the 70's had changes done to them.
oZw8 TIL that an octopus has an arm that also functions as a tongue AND a penis
V588 TIL that the FBI might pay you 10,000$ if you rat out people who point laser pointers at planes.