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TIL Menstrual (Period) Blood is a Rich Source of Stem Cells Without the Ethical Dilemma of Other Sources

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G7VJ TIL Pirates were among the first groups to institute democratic governance, including election of captains.
MXX7 TIL Housewives had a device that would charge 10 cents to ring the doorbell to prevent salesmen from harassing them
rR7QM TIL that the Spartans actually surrendered, they were not as mighty as hyped to be. They surrendered to an Athenian army at the Battle of Sphacteria. And i'm not talking about some low key warriors, they were Spartan elites. 120 of them.
8evK TIL the story of Catalina de Frauso, a Basque Nun who escaped her nunnery at the age of 15 in 1599 and became a cross dressing Spanish soldier who traveled the New World. She even coincidentally killed her brother in a duel and flirted with other women.
e6l4 TIL that Jason Lee, the main actor in ‘My Name Is Earl’ used to be a professional skateboarder and is credited with inventing the '360 flip’