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TIL, Sub-Saharan African countries have the largest percent of male nurses in the world.

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WkMgL TIL Banana slugs have both male and female sexual organs, and often play both roles during sex. Additionally one slug may bite the penis off of the other slug after sex, allowing that slug to only play the female role in future sexual encounters, essentially eliminating a male competitor.
D1Dpg TIL of Gao Changgong, a Chinese general whose features were feminine, so he wore a terrifying mask into battle to inspire his soldiers.
Y7WlP TIL in 1890, August Kekulé, who was a German scientist, announced that his discovery of the ring structure of benzene came to him in a dream. Kekulé talked about dancing and whirling atoms. The atoms arranged themselves as a snake. He dreamed of the snake eating its own tail.
ymKl TIL of “Do It For Denmark”, a campaign whereby a Danish couple which conceives on holiday is given 3 years of baby supplies. As a result, births have increased by 14%.
wLBNW TIL That on Queen Elizabeth II's trip to New Zealand in 1981, a 17-year old fired at gun at her, hoping to kill her