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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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vv9R TIL that the driest place on Earth is in Antarctica in an area called the Dry Valleys, which have seen no rain for nearly 2 million years. There is absolutely no precipitation in this region.
788G7 TIL regular 'concussion', or mild traumatic brain injury - mTBI, may lead to chronic neurodegenerative consequences following the twisting, buckling or distortion of white matter in the brain.
rRRVy TIL The Germans during WWII were very close to launching a V2 rocket from a submersible which would have been towed behind a U-boat. 1 submersible was created but it never was tested.
aD7o TIL: The old Spaniard who’s fighter lost in Django Unchained, starred in Django[1966]. That’s why he says “I know” when told by Jamie Foxx “The D is silent”
xVO1B TIL that when The Beatles broke up after 7 years of ruling the charts and forever changing music, George Harrison was only 26