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TIL about trans-resveratrol, a phytoestrogen which may have either anti-estrogenic or estrogenic effects depending on different situations

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Dmrp TIL: Sperm from fire ant populations is capable of eliminating DNA from female ovum, essentially producing a clone of the male.
9wk7Q TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb.
9YoVp TIL Gordon Ramsay has 16 Michelin Stars. Only two chefs have ever earned more.
6y7m TIL that in 2005, despite producing only 1/50th the number of cars as Volkswagen, Porsche attempted to buy VW on the open market. It rapidly amassed 74% of the outstanding shares of its larger German counterpart before running out of money and ultimately being purchased itself by none other than VW.
OG9L6 TIL: Human breast milk is kosher according to Jewish doctrine