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

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M7KvW TIL the popular drink Yakult gets its name from the Esperanto word for yogurt, "jahurto"
8XYV TIL that in order to protect his garden, a retired French doctor infected the rabbits with myxomatosis virus. The virus later resulted in a 98% decline in rabbit population in Europe. As a consequence predators like Iberian Lynx’s population also declined.
BrAlk TIL that the feeling of getting lost inside a mall known as the Gruen transfer is a form of manipulation.
grAjX TIL "How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming" is a memoir by Mike Brown, the American astronomer most responsible for the reclassification of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet. It is an account of the events surrounding the redefinition of 'planet' that eventually changed the status of Pluto.
VM8ED TIL about the weather phenomenon dubbed St. Elmo's fire. It occurs when a luminous plasma is created in an electrical field, resulting in a bright blue glow accompanied by a sharp cracking noise. When affecting ships at sea, it often warned of an incoming lightning strike, leaving sailors awestruck.