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TIL that China uses only one time zone across the entire country, despite spanning about 5 geographic time zones

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oBDk8 TIL The penis of a male Damselfly is equipped with a spoon-like structure to remove any sperm left by other males while depositing his own sperm inside of the female Damselfly. It is the only known animal to have this function.
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47e5 TIL that coprolalia – the involuntary uttering of obscene words in inappropriate situations sometimes found in people with Tourette’s – has been observed in some deaf people, who involuntarily swear in sign language.
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