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TIL in the Dominican Republic, there are children known as "Guevedoces" that do not grow their penises until puberty. Many are assumed to be female until then.

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R7Qml TIL 140 million years ago, India was part of an immense supercontinent called Gondwana, in the Southern Hemisphere. About 80 million years ago, it accelerated its drift to Eurasia at about 15cm per year — about twice as fast as the fastest modern tectonic drift. The impact created the Himalayas.
QJXvk TIL in Finland, all PhD graduates receive both a top hat and sword with their diploma
l7LnA TIL in the 1970s, Tuariki Delamere attempted to long jump with a somersault technique, that could've set new records, but it was banned for safety reasons.
nWa4Y TIL radio represents one of the biggest archives of local history from the 20th century
7rYyp TIL in 1958, the inventor of the Little League baseball helmet demonstrated a 95mph pitch on the helmet the Major Leagues used at the time, and split it in two