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TIL In 2020 Scientists found the world's oldest sperm inside a crustacean trapped in amber 100 million years ago.

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wol0J TIL that Napoleon's penis was amputated during an autopsy shortly after his death in 1821. Since then it has passed through several owners. It was purchased by John K. Lattimer in 1977, and it remains in his family.
o5Er TIL in the original pitch for Bob’s Burgers the family were actually cannibals that made their burgers out of human flesh. FOX found the idea to be too dark.
ZdM4 TIL Engineers in Canada receive an Iron Ring to to remind them to have humility. It is in memory of a bridge that collapsed twice due to incorrect calculations involving iron.
Y7LB TIL in Beijing there was a Traffic Jam that lasted over 9 days.
9Y0Dm TIL Ho Chi Minh, leader of the communist party in Vietnam, was witnessed by American advisors on September 2, 1945, giving a speech repeating the 2nd paragraph of Jefferson's 1776 Declaration of Independence. That's why the current official motto of Vietnam is "Independence, Freedom, and Happiness."