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TIL: There is a method being tested to allow female same-sex couples to have children that are 100% biologically “theirs”.

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4DWJ TIL it is a mortal sin to withhold a just wage in Catholicism. Remuneration “should guarantee man the opportunity to provide a dignified livelihood for himself and his family on the material, social, cultural and spiritual level.”
xKd5 TIL The number 1.61803 is considered the secret mathematical formula for beauty. This “golden ratio” appears in everything from flower petals to human anatomy to spiral galaxies. It even inspired the design of the Greek Parthenon and Apple products.
Wkby4 TIL: In America, Squirrels have caused more power outages than cyber-criminals, with 9-21% of all outages across the country attributed to the.
vr0r TIL of Dr. Jerri Nielsen, a doctor stationed at the South Pole who diagnosed, biopsied and treated her own breast cancer during the overwinter period when the crew is normally isolated from the outside world. In complete darkness, medical equipment had to be airdropped from military aircraft.
Y90P TIL after a Pittsburgh Restaurant Owner did away with tipping, paid employees a base salary of at least $35k/year (plus bonuses), gave them health care from date of hire, 500 shares in the business and a paid vacation, the restaurant tripled its profits in 2 months.