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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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a8EGb TIL the froghopper holds the record for highest recorded jump by an insect at 70 cm (28 in). The rough human equivalent is a 6-ft man jumping 600-ft in a single bound. When a froghopper jumps, it endures a G-force of more than 414 times its own weight, whereas, astronauts endure a G-force of 6 or 7.
XEvMQ TIL that cats are liquid. They are quite flexible because they are attached by muscles, not bones. Because of this, they can fit into containers.
kO1P4 TIL that in Hawaiian Pidgin, an english based creole language, the Bible is called “Da Jesus Book”
p86Ob TIL that Brazil was the only South American country to send troops abroad during World War II
nEyr TIL some animals commit suicide because a parasite is “Brain-Jacking” them. One example is Acanthocephala, which infects crustaceans, and forces them to swim to the water’s surface so they’re eaten by ducks.