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TIL Egyptian female protesters underwent virginity checks.

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Yy8W TIL a cave in France has the footprints of an 8- to 10-year-old boy left in the mud 26,000 years ago alongside the paw prints of either a wolf or a large dog, the oldest evidence of human/canine relationships ever found.
Z8kv TIL that Mister Rogers was awarded 40 honorary degrees throughout his career as an entertainer and educator.
9Y1Z7 TIL not all gum trees are Eucalyptus trees
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