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TIL Time magazine was the first to introduce the name "World War II"

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x6jGk TIL Men tend to dream about other men more often than women. Studies show that men's dreams are populated by around 67% other men, while women's dreams contain an equal mix of both genders.
wLMO7 TIL: In the 2004 Afghan election, the government instructed illiterate voters to draw an icon for their candidate, but both progressives and traditionalists were represented by drawing a book. One was meant to represent secular education, the other the Quran.
R54W1 TIL that among all civilian jobs in in the US, workers spend on average more than 60% of their workday standing
gMjZW TIL: dogs can have braces
0Knp TIL that scientists conducted a study and determined that there are about 2 million rats running around New York City. They can jump a horizontal distance of up to 4 feet, survive a fall from a height of almost 40 feet, and tread water for three days.