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TIL female athletes suffering from hyperandrogenism (a condition characterized by excessive levels of androgens in the body) are not allowed to compete in Olympic Games on the ground that it can confer an unfair advantage

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GAGBQ TIL the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) failed 95% percent of the time to stop undercover investigators from smuggling weapons or explosive materials through screening.
9wZJ6 Today i learned that street lights have number plates on them
VD68 TIL The NFL split $7.24 billion in revenue with 32 teams last season, and the one reason we know that is because the Green Bay Packers put out an annual financial report. They are the only non-profit team.
grdG8 TIL that the first semi-permanent population to live in Antarctica was American and British sealers who lived on the South Georgia Islands semi-annually starting in 1786.
ep0J4 TIL the name Skyler is actually an old Dutch name, originally spelled Schuyler, meaning “scholar.” One notable Schuyler was Schuyler Colfax, 18th Vice President (1869-1873)