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TIL It is estimated that 70% of a feral hog population must be harvested every year to continue reducing the population size

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N7jY1 TIL the Romans not only built aqueducts and other wonders, but a large amount of dams. In Spain alone they built 72, and many of their dams in Europe are still in use to this day. They were mostly used for irrigation, but one example shows they dried up water in order to find gold deposits.
MxwW TIL there is a woman who was born without any adipose tissue, meaning she does not have body fat and cannot gain weight. She weighs 160lbs and has to eat every 15 minutes.
wXZo TIL That NASA recorded the radio signature of Earth and converted it to an audible “Earthsong”
WNG4 TIL the male orgasm and ejaculation are separate processes and its possible to have a “dry” orgasm as well as a “retrograde” orgasm where the ejaculate flows backward into the bladder.
1JM4 TIL the “rain room” in London, makes rain fall everywhere in the room except the spot your standing.