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TIL that the wasp Megaphragma mymaripenne is one of the smallest flying insects at only 200 μm long, and surprisingly, 97% of its brain cells lack a nucleus after metamorphosis.

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m1vQo TIL that one side effect of oral birth control is that it shrinks the clitoris (which impacts sensitivity as well)
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