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TIL That Optical tweezers exist and are capable of holding single molecules for study

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ADrBo TIL that Michael Crichton, after clashing with journalist Michael Crowley over a previous book, created a character in his book 'Next' that was a child molester with a 'small penis'. The character's name was Mick Crowley.
ZpAA4 TIL The Woodworth Personal Data Sheet is cited as the first personality test. Developed during the First World War the test was first published in 1919. The test consists of 116 yes/no questions with some modern personality test questions still tracing back to the first ever test.
5Vnvr TIL That the USA has lost 6 nuclear warheads, 2 of which are still lost today.
X0BBD TIl the discovery of a small community in the Dominican Republic, where some males known as "Guevedoces" are born looking like girls and only grow penises at puberty, led to the development of a drug that effectively treats benign prostate enlargement, which has helped millions of people.
KY6Ew TIL about Snatitation, a genetically-transmitted condition in which people sneeze after eating a meal and becoming full