› added 1 year ago

130

TIL estrogen is responsible for the "masculinization" of male brains in early development. Newborn female mice exposed to estrogen will even go on to exhibit male behavior, such as mounting other female mice. Estrogen also plays important roles in memory, stroke prevention, and overall brain health.

Read more magazines.augusta.edu

via reddit.com

m1NER TIL of the longest tail-back in history — cars moved at 2 miles per day
LQeMP TIL Big Pete from The Adventures of Pete and Pete retired from acting in 2013 and now works as an electrician on film and television
D1yDP TIL an economy coffin is designed to drop a body into the grave then be reused, conserving the wood materials and allow for quicker body decomposition. It did not catch on.
M7Nya TIL the existence of "Sprint football", where players must maintain a weight of 178 lb or less and 5% BFP or higher.
0wOO1 TIL the first US nuclear sub had to stop in San Francisco and buy 170qts of car radiator "stop leak" to finish their under-the-arctic mission.