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TIL a 2023 study set out to determine if penile length is in decline like sperm counts & testosterone levels. It compiled data from 75 studies, conducted between 1942-2021, that reported on the penile length of 55,761 men & found that the average erect penis actually increased 24% over 29 years.

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vPGl4 TIL There is an unwritten rule of the use of adjectives which native English speakers follow, but don't realize it: “Adjectives in English absolutely have to be written in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun.”
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