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TIL: The female version of morning wood (or morning glory in Australian,) is "nocturnal clitoral tumescence."

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dDAx7 TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle.
pPpG TIL that due to generations of healthier diet, the average American soldier was several inches taller than the average British soldier at the time of the American Revolution