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TIL that in the Netherlands, if you’re disabled, the government will give you an allowance to have sex with prostitutes.

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e04pJ TIL that there are no remaining male mourning geckos and so to reproduce, females engage in foreplay like behaviour with each other and then produce eggs asexually.
Rk67 TIL If identical twins marry identical twins, their children will legally be cousins, but genetically will be full siblings.
M76MA TIL research has shown that some forms of cognitive stimulation like video games being played by seniors may delay or slow the onset of degenerative neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
6EPvJ TIL that the tomb of Qin Shi Huang has never been fully excavated because archaeologists are afraid what booby traps may lay in wait.
WAA9 TIL that the Germans invented an infared scope during WWII. A 13-kilogram battery pack was worn on the back, and the scope could be used for 15 minutes at a time. It was codenamed “Vampir”