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TIL that nearly 9 out 10 Egyptian women aged 15 to 49 have had their clitoris removed as the practice of FGM is still rife in the country

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ogWA TIL that the Unabomber, the Shoe Bomber, the Atlanta Olympic Park bomber, the 1993 World Trade Center bombers, and one of the Oklahoma City bombers are all incarcerated at the same prison.
AN95g TIL that Marie Antoinette adopted Jean Amilcar, an enslaved Senegalese child. She released him from slavery and sent him to a boarding school, paying his fees until her execution.
rRK0x TIL During pregnancy, the baby growing in its mother’s womb needs plenty of calcium to develop its skeleton. If the mother doesn’t get enough calcium, her baby will draw what it needs from the mother’s bones. Women often lose 3 to 5 percent of their bone mass during breastfeeding, and recover after
KOEgQ TIL about the 'Time Cube', a conspiracy theory in which modern education and physics are hiding the ultimate truth: That each day actually consists of four separate simultaneously occurring days.
6kKY TIL Rodney Mullen is considered the “Godfather” of modern street skating. He’s credited with inventing 37 tricks including the flatground ollie, the Kickflip, the Heelflip, and the 360 flip.