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TIL there are carvings on churches in Northwestern Europe called "Sheela na gigs", which are depictions of women displaying an exaggerated vulva.

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BraRy TIL in 2016, Capt Bertrand Piccard was the first person to fly around the world in a plane powered entirely by the sun; 25k miles w/o a drop of fuel. His great uncle, Jean Felix Piccard, was a high-altitude balloonist and inspired Gene Roddenberry to create the STNG character Capt Jean-Luc Picard.
W7ZGX TIL scientists uncovered “obelisks,” strange RNA entities hiding in 50% of human saliva, widespread yet undetected until 2024. These rod-shaped structures produce unknown proteins, survive 300+ days in humans, and defy life’s classifications. Their origins and purpose remain a mystery.
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