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TIL: Goldfish can produce alcohol instead of lactic acid in low oxygen environments

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Z8y0v TIL an endangered parrot in New Zealand was only mating with people's heads, so they made an "ejaculation helmet" for people to wear which would collect the bird's rare semen
Y7K7d TIL that 3-5 cups of coffee a day is associated with the lowest overall cardiovascular disease risk after controlling for other factors
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G4Y4 TIL the Space Shuttle Enterprise was named after the Federation Starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) which, being a Federation flagship, was named after the United Earth Starship ISS Enterprise (NX-01) which was named after the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
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