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TIL human eggs are visible to the naked eye.

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QJ0KE TIL that for years before slavery was banned in Canada, African slaves in Canada escaped south to the free areas of the US.
MeaO8 TIL after Lorena Bobbitt cut off her sleeping husband's penis, she fled the house and stole his Gameboy on the way out the door.
NXwY8 TIL that women high in psychopathy/narcissism who want to date for marriage are most attracted to narcissistic men.
0LOM TIL that in 1589 John Stubbs was sentenced by Queen Elizabeth to have his hand severed for seditious writing, and before the axe fell, he cried out, “My calamity is at hand!” - thus becoming the only known victim of Elizabeth to incorporate a pun at his dismemberment. He then fainted.
Wjr8 TIL there’s a Japan indoor vegetable-factory that produces 10,000 heads of lettuce a day while using just 1% of the amount of water needed for outdoor fields. LEDs emit light at ideal wavelengths for plant growth, while also optimizing night and day cycles, allowing lettuce to grow 2.5 times faster.