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TIL During early development the gonads of the [human] fetus remain undifferentiated; that is, all fetal genitalia are the same and are phenotypically female.

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kra5 TIL that there is a counterfeit egg industry in China, and one person can make approximately 1500 of them per day.
R7WZ7 TIL The first known vending machine was invented by the Greek engineer and mathematician Hero of Alexandria around 215 BC. These first vending machines were located in Egyptian temples and dispensed holy water in exchange for coins.
xVAPk TIL on 1955, after parishioners barred the Rev. Gerald Lewis, an African American priest, from celebrating Mass at St. Cecilia’s Chapel (Louisiana), Archbishop Joseph Rummel put this church under interdict, banning Masses and other sacraments from being celebrated
YppD7 TIL of Mt Elbert and Mt Massive, the tallest mountains in Colorado and so close in height, people keep building rock piles on one or the other to make it the tallest.
KOWk9 TIL that beloved movie A Christmas Story was co-written and directed by Bob Clark who is also credited with helping creating the slasher genre by producing and directing the influential 1973 horror film Black Christmas just 9 years prior.