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TIL Out of the longest 50 lifespans recorded, only 5 are male. Out of the top 100, only 8 are male.

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kJ78E TIL a 2018 study at Cambridge University found no genetic basis for why women tend to score higher than men on empathy tests. The researchers attributed it to 'Socialisation', where due to the way power has traditionally been distributed, it's mostly been up to women to understand men.
dDAw8 TIL The US Once Considered a Plan to Detonate a Nuclear Bomb on the Moon
N7d6P TIL Bill Nye got his name after appearing on a show and hearing host saying “jiggawatt”. He corrected Keister on his pronunciation of the word “gigawatt”, and the nickname was born when Keister responded, “Who do you think you are—Bill Nye the Science Guy?”
QJQZp TIL when twister was first launched, critics denounced it by asserting that it was “sex in a box”.
R5kPj TIL that Hisashi Ouchi’s life was barely kept alive for 83 days after a high radiation dose as his skin peeled off and organs failed