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TIL that Milunka Savić is the most-decorated female combatant in the recorded history of warfare.

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8aWrG TIL a new blood test can detect 50 different types of cancer
8OwG TIL sixty years ago, 10–20% of the Chinese population was short-sighted. Today, up to 90% of teenagers and young adults are.
v16yB TIL that giraffes have valves that control blood flow up and down their necks. Without them they would pass out after lifting their head up from ground level.
XErYR TIL Indians are relearning Sanskrit and reviving the ancient language, with 10,000 new speakers in 2010 alone
P1WoO TIL in the 19th and early 20th centuries the British army maintained a network of "lock hospitals" established to manage the spread of STDs around colonial military installations due to the prevalence of venereal diseases amongst British troops. India had lock hospitals on the larger bases.