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TIL Medical Doctors used to advertise and promote cigarettes

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WKrd TIL Iran has the highest female to male ratio in universities among all sovereign nations. More than 70% of students in engineering and pure sciences are women.
pZjN TIL in 2009 a man refused to remove his hood in a Tesco citing his “Jedi Religion.” The store owner responded by saying “Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Luke Skywalker all appeared hoodless without ever going over to the Dark Side and we are only aware of the Emperor as one who never removed his hood.”
bk8Q TIL that in 1973 Israeli agents assassinated an innocent waiter in Lillehammer, Norway by shooting him 4 times in front of his pregnant wife.
1aWmO TIL Shakespeare overheard the star of Richard III (Richard Burbage) agree to hook up with an enamored fan at her house. When the actor arrived after the show, Shakespeare answered the door, saying "William the Conqueror was before Richard III."
oBo5o TIL: Co-Founder Opal Tometi is a supporter of Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro