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TIL a school closed a 20% achievement gap by adjusting to a more 'boy friendly' style

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PYglJ TIL that violence in Filipino karaoke bars has lead to owners specifically employing gay or effeminate men, or transwomen, who use humor to defuse conflicts between male patrons over women, since they are seen as neutral.
m1p4o TIL of the liver shot in combat sports. This is a. shot to the right side of the ribcage and is excruciatingly painful and can incapacitate a person instantly. The punch shocks the liver causing the victim to lose focus and drive and often results in TKOs in combat sports.
woKW1 TIL about the "catapult-able cockpit", created by Romanian inventor Anastase Dragomir and successfully tested in 1929 at the Paris-Orly Airport, which featured a parachuted chair that was ejected from an aircraft. It was the first modern layout for an ejection seat, later perfected during WWII.
BOZW TIL on British coins, the direction in which the monarch’s head faces alternates with each successive monarch.
jNZYX TIL Owning an electric car in Norway grants you free public parking, free ferry trips and the right to drive in bus lanes