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TIL that between the ages of 10 and 14, girls are actually taller, stronger, and heavier than boys on average.

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dwvE TIL there was a “patient who suffered penile fracture after running across the room and trying to penetrate his wife with a flying leap.”
wL5gJ TIL that there is a fourth wise monkey which isn’t commonly included. “See no evil”, “Hear no evil”, “Speak no evil” and “Do no evil”
1d08 TIL “God helps those who helps themselves” is commonly quoted from the Bible, but isn’t actually a Bible quote. The idea behind it goes back to Aesop’s time, but the English wording was first used by Algernon Sidney. The phrase’s rise to popularity is thanks to it’s use by Benjamin Franklin.
rRAm1 TIL to become the Singaporean President you must have held a government office position for at least three years, must not be a member of a political party at time of nomination, and a part of a racial group that has been unrepresented for at least 5 years among other things.
VM4wG TIL in 1590 there was a Hungarian noblewoman named Elizabeth Báthory, aka Countess Dracula. She has the Guinness World Records as the most prolific female murderer of all time. The highest number of victims cited during her trial was 650, most of them servant girls aged 10 to 14 years