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TIL 22% to 28% of medical students in Egypt believe that Female Genital Mutilation is acceptable.

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b9L87 TIL That nobody really knows how to correctly play Beethoven's famous "Für Elise" - original notes were never found and were published years after Beethoven's death by Ludwig Nohl. Pianists are still arguing how to play this piece.
mxyQp TIL There's no evidence that Neanderthal females bred with Sapien males, perchance because: it led to mutations that caused the offspring's extinction; hybrid offspring of Neanderthal mothers became extinct with them; or female Neanderthals and male Sapiens did not produce fertile offspring
NX8e1 TIL Bats live upto 40 years of age. When adjusted for size only 19 species of mammals live longer than humans. 18 of these species are bats.
xQYw TIL the FCC had a ban on TV/radio media releasing tornado warnings until 1954 when Harry Volkman broadcast the first televised tornado warning in Oklahoma City, due to his belief the ban was costing lives.
xV9Eb TIL that Proportional to its population, Alaska has produced the most Serial killers at 15.65 serial killings per one million inhabitants.