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TIL in America, fake wrestling is called “pro wrestling” and real wrestling is called “amateur wrestling”

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yWBl TIL that while women and Saudi Arabia are allowed to fly a plane, they must be chauffeured to the airport because it is illegal for them to operate a motor vehicle
P1eQL TIL there are 50-150 murders of "witches" in Papua New Guinea each year. In 2004, some claimed witches had invisibility capes. This accusation coincided with a Harry Potter film reaching the island.
yVPpv TIL that during WWII, the Germans had official brothels for their soldiers and sailors.
GYAY5 TIL that in 2010, Microsoft held a funeral for the iPhone to celebrate the launch of Windows Phone 7
pGX8 TIL that UN deems Internet access a basic human right