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TIL that the moon has uneven gravitation as there are locations of large, dense regions called mass concentrations, or mascons, which are characterized by strong gravitational pull

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5Vm7n TIL: Worker ants cannot mate; however, because of the haplodiploid sex-determination system, workers can lay unfertilised eggs that become fully fertile, haploid males.
P0MV TIL that when choir members sing, their heartbeats are in synch, due to the fact they breathe at the same times.
9YEXD TIL that a typical session of human sexytime consists of about 100–500 thrusts
7rEKO TIL Parshvanatha, from 8th century BC, was the earliest exponent of Karma philosophy in recorded history. Parshvanatha was born with blue-black skin. A strong, handsome boy, he played with the gods of water, hills and trees
GYvR1 TIL Asia's richest person, Mukesh Ambani ($60.8 billion net worth), lives in a $1 billion home dubbed "Antilla" located in Mumbai, India. The 27-story home boasts a whopping 400,000 square feet of living space and has a staff of 600