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TIL A Lobsters Nervous System is So Similar to a Human's that Human AntiDepressants work on Lobsters

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DQOlg TIL about autogynephilia, a sexual arousal for a man in imagining himself as female.
R5w8j TIL: Elephants have the longest gestation period for a mammal (Asian elephants: 18-22 months, African bush elephants: 22 months) and won’t give birth for another 4-years.
xVlE7 TIL that there is a military-only resort on Disney property in Florida that charges guests based on their rank.
8eRb8 TIL in 1994, the family of 13-year-old Chris Kirkland made a bet that one day their son would play for Team England, with a bookie giving them 100-1 odds. The bet paid off in 2006, when the goalkeeper played for England in a match against Greece, with the family making £10,000
j6P8Q TIL there is bacteria that grows in the wet soil of Australia’s Northern Territory that in one case infected someone but lay dormant for 62 years before activating! Known as ‘Darwin’s Disease” it enters the body through cuts or inhalation and is fatal.