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TIL that females of many mammal species have a bone in their clitoris called 'the baubellum or os clitoridis'

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8a8mb TIL getting goosebumps from music is a rare condition that actually implies different brain structure. People who experience goosebumps from music have more fibers connecting their auditory cortex and areas associated with emotional processing, meaning the two areas can communicate better.
PYr9Z TIL the National Association for Rational Sex Offender Legislation exists, which argues for fair and balanced sentencing due to the spectrum of sex offense severity.
wLMKJ TIL Of the One-Electron Universe postulate, an hypothesis which claims all electrons in the universe are the same one just moving forward and backward in time.
kWN7 TIL Sexual abuse by nuns is just as prevalent as priests. Sexual abuse by nuns has gone largely unaddressed and unreported in part because of cultural biases about gender roles and sex. It seems to receive less publicity and scrutiny than abuse committed by priests
WkXgo TIL that the English word for "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, "alpha" and "beta". The biblical phrase, "alpha and omega", meaning "beginning and end", comes from the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, "alpha" and "omega".